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A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter has shaped the Universe has launched following £37 million UK Space Agency funding.
The UK will play a crucial role in a landmark mission to trace patterns in the light from space, looking back almost to the Big Bang.
Space science is the foundation of the UK’s activities in space. UK instruments have travelled to comets, moons and planets.
Space exploration is part of UK’s activities in space.
Mapping the expansion of the Universe to better understand dark energy and matter. Launched in July 2023 for a 6-year mission.
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Looking for evidence of gravitational waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background, to shed light on the first moments after the Big Bang. Launch is expected before 2030 and the mission will be 3 years long.
We boost UK prosperity, understand the Universe, and protect our planet and outer space. UK Space Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
The UK government is announcing its support for the renowned particle physicist Professor Mark Thomson, to be the next Director-General of CERN.
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Through its programmes, the UK Space Agency catalyses investment into the space sector, delivers missions and capabilities, and champions space.
Astronomers have taken a meteoric leap closer to discovering how our Solar System began, unveiling the most detailed atlas of the Milky Way in history
Professor Carole Mundell was the Chief International Science Envoy at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from January to October 2021. Previously Professor Mundell was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. She is Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy...
The telescope will study the first stars and galaxies and examine the physical and chemical properties of solar systems.
Researchers around the world will soon be able to access millions of the natural, historic specimens found in UK museums at the click of a button as part of a £473 million UK fund to enhance key research infrastructure.
Paul has been CEO of the UK Space Agency, an Executive Agency of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), since September 2021. He leads a team of more than 300 who provide the R&D funding to use space...
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