March 2019
Hunting for Exoplanets by Professor Chris Lintott
The hunt for planets that orbit stars other than the Sun is a booming astronomical industry. Results from facilities all over the world, particularly from NASA’s Kepler satellite, have shown that exoplanets are common, and have given new insight into the formation of our own Solar System. The latest planet-hunting satellite, TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), provides a chance to find planets around brighter stars. In this talk, Chris Lintott will talk about what we know – and don’t know…
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A Talk on BepiColombo by Professor David Rothery
Professor David Rothery will give a talk on planetary science and the BepiColombo mission. Details of the talk to follow. David is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University, based in Milton Keynes, where he teaches about planets, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and geology in general. His research interests centre on the study of volcanic activity by means of remote sensing, and volcanology and geoscience in general on other planets. Although he loves the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn,…
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21st Century Telescopes by Professor Michael Merrifield
Professor Michael Merrifield is Professor of Astronomy at The University of Nottingham. His main area of research is the structure of nearby galaxies, to try and reconstruct how they formed. Talk details will follow soon.
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A Talk by Professor Anu Ojha
Anu Ojha has been an Executive Director of the National Space Centre since 2008 and is Director of the UK’s National Space Academy programme. He co-led the development for Government of the National Higher Apprenticeship programme for the Space Sector and has contributed to a number of National and International policy studies including ESA/EU strategies for skills and education in the 21st Century (2010), the UK’s Space Exploration Review (2009), Innovation and Growth Strategy (2010) and Space Growth Action Plan…
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