Scientists from the University of Oxford are field-testing seismic sensors in the bitter conditions of Antarctica to simulate the solar system\u2019s icy moons.
A new technology, developed by Oxford researchers, in partnership with the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) \u03a6-lab, will pilot the detection of flood events from space. It was deployed on hardware on D-Orbit\u2019s upcoming \u2018Wild Ride\u2019 mission being launched by SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, 30 June, 20.00 UK time.
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that classical nova explosions are accompanied by the ejection of jets of oppositely-directed hot gas and plasma, and that this persists for years following the nova eruption. Previously, such jets had only been encountered emanating from very different systems such as black holes or newly collapsing stars.
Oxford University scientists will play a leading role in a new mission to study the geology and atmosphere of Venus, our neighbouring planet, helping determine whether it was once habitable \u2013 and why Earth became the only known planet that can sustain life.
To date, astronomers have identified more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets but only a fraction have the potential to sustain life. Now, new research is using the geology of early planet formation to help identify those that may be capable of supporting life.
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