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Mapping the expansion of the Universe to better understand dark energy and matter. Launched in July 2023 for a 6-year mission.
MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and CNES that will measure sources and sinks of carbon, the principal greenhouse gas driving global warming.
Monitoring the Sun’s activity to provide space weather forecasts and warnings of extreme space weather events to protect society and infrastructure on Earth.
The Monitor Space Hazards platform, with Manoeuvre Trade Space Plots, helps operators avoid collisions by visualising manoeuvre options available to them.
UK finalists awarded funding through the joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge to develop new lunar water purifying technologies.
A plan to build on the success of the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), which employs more than 100 people in Harwell, has been launched today by the UK and European space agencies.
The projects come from the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) – designed to invest in high-potential technologies and drive innovation and growth.
More than 20 national space projects have been announced today by DSIT Secretary of State Peter Kyle, on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow.
This report was issued in July 2024 and covers the time period 1 June 2024 to 30 June 2024 inclusive.
A mission to better understand the role of clouds and aerosols in regulating Earth’s climate.
The UK's miniature space tech pioneer.
A ‘treasure trove’ of data, including papers authored by UK scientists, has been released from the Euclid space telescope, alongside the largest images of the Universe ever taken from space.
Space Minister Andrew Griffith was in Brussels today (22 May 2024), where he witnessed the signing of a major industrial contract that will see Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage building Europe’s flagship space weather m…
As our planet becomes increasingly reliant on space, the UK is working to be at the forefront of space protection and sustainability.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
We provide space protection services that protect UK interests in space and on Earth, 365 days a year.
Information on how the The Met Office delivers space weather services.
This report was issued in May 2024 and covers the time period 1 April 2024 to 30 April 2024 inclusive.
New regulatory review for space sector has been published, and Science and Defence Ministers launch National Space Operations Centre.
The UK Space Agency has announced its largest investment into an early-stage technology programme to enhance the UK’s Earth observation technologies, to improve how space is used to understand and protect the planet.
The UK Space Agency will fund 15 projects across the UK designed to engage and inspire the next generation into STEM careers.
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