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LPF was an ESA mission launched in 2015 to demonstrate the ultra-high precision technology needed for a future space-based gravitational wave observatory, LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna). LPF also carried a payload…
One of the most challenging space missions ever undertaken, this spacecraft studied a comet at close quarters.
Measuring the shape and thickness of Arctic and Antarctic ice, the mission tells scientists how melting Polar ice affects sea level rise.
The first images from a new British-made radar satellite which can see earth through clouds and the darkness of night were released today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A new multi-million-pound deal by European businesses Eutelsat and Airbus will see satellite components and major parts assembled in the UK.
Due to land in 2021, the ExoMars rover will be the first of its kind to travel across the Martian surface and drill down to determine if evidence of life is buried underground.
In the early hours of tomorrow morning (Saturday 20th October) a spacecraft made possible by the best of UK space science is set to blast off bound for Mercury.
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a step closer to launch as a UK built device is delivered to Thales Alenia Space in France.
The UK Space Agency has joined a campaign to encourage more girls to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and consider careers in space.
The United Kingdom and Australia will co-operate on activities including communications technologies, space situational awareness and satellite navigation, Science Minister Sam Gyimah announced today (3 October).
A British-built satellite equipped with a 3.4-Kilowatt laser, as powerful as 840 lightbulbs, will be launched into space this evening.
Reducing the probability of failure of tailings dams through the use of remote sensing data
Improved severe weather resilience for Mongolian herding communities using satellite Earth observation derived environmental services
Harnessing satellite services to improve Kenyan capacity for disaster prevention, response and recovery
Earth Observation for robust exposure data and better-informed Disaster Risk Management
Using satellites to improve fisheries management and tackle illegal fishing in the Philippines
Providing Government authorities with the capability to improve detection of illegal mines in remote forested regions
Improving rice and palm oil production while reducing environmental impact, enhancing biodiversity and improving the social and economic conditions of smallholders
Forecasting and providing early warning of Dengue fever outbreaks in Vietnam through Earth Observation
Fostering climate resilience for small island nations using remote sensing
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