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Armagh Planetarium is an interactive observatory and planetarium funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Discover UK involvement in the ESA Solar Orbiter mission to study our Sun.
The UK Space Agency is today announcing a range of different initiatives aimed at supporting safe and sustainable space operations.
Mapping the expansion of the Universe to better understand dark energy and matter. Launched in July 2023 for a 6-year mission.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will launch its first satellites in 2022 in the next phase of growing the UK’s space research capabilities.
Design work will soon begin in the UK on the spacecraft for a new European Space Agency science mission, which will 3D-map a comet for the first time
A space-based observatory that has been viewing and investigating the Sun from its deep core through to its outer atmosphere - the corona.
Science Minister Nusrat Ghani has unveiled a new £15 million fund for UK businesses to revolutionise satellite communications technology.
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.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory partners with an amateur astronomy society to track space debris
A mission searching for habitable planets orbiting alien stars has been given the green light to move into the construction phase.
Landmark commitments on AI, semiconductors, space and more form a key part of new UK-Republic of Korea Accord.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has announced the industrial partners to lead on the delivery of the SERAPIS framework agreement.
The UK has signed an agreement in Rome as one of the first organisations involved in the science behind the world’s largest radio telescope today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Technology development of simple, robust, high performance imagers for in-situ microscopy and remote sensing.
Senior Fellow at Dstl is recognised for outstanding contribution
Science and Technology Secretary announces that the Diamond Light Source science facility in Oxfordshire will be upgraded through a £500 million investment.
Space scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are engaging with amateur astronomers to help them observe the night sky.
The CEOI has reached its 10th anniversary, during which time it has funded more than 50 new technologies.
Dstl's data science competition on Kaggle attracted over 5,000 submitted solutions. This equates to over £2.5m of research.
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