https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from United Kingdom Space Agency Orbex's Prime rocket reaching technical readiness represents a significant achievement that brings together key elements of the ground infrastructure and prototype launch vehicle for the first time and is a major step forward for the company and for the U.K. launch industry. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-uk-company-reveals-micro-launcher-rocket.html Space Exploration Wed, 11 May 2022 12:50:01 EDT news571491898 Experiments on the International Space Station have shown that the process of "biomining" will work in microgravity; a discovery that could help the first space settlers gather the minerals they need to build a long-term presence beyond Earth. https://phys.org/news/2020-12-biomining-future-settlements-worlds.html Space Exploration Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:19:07 EST news526555143 The public sector can access new satellite images of the UK to help issues such as town planning and flood mapping. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-satellite-tackle.html Environment Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:52:29 EDT news511527146 Cancers are often missed on traditional 2-D X-rays so are sometimes only discovered later when the disease is more advanced and difficult to treat. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-stargazing-technology-cancer.html Oncology & Cancer Mon, 08 Apr 2019 07:50:01 EDT news473927263 The U.K. Space Agency has worked with partners to activate the Copernicus Emergency Management Service to provide satellite mapping to aid the response to fires burning on Saddleworth Moor, Greater Manchester. https://phys.org/news/2018-06-satellites-saddleworth.html Space Exploration Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:17:43 EDT news449479055 British scientists will be able to fly to the edge of space to conduct vital medical experiments under new powers unveiled this week. https://phys.org/news/2017-02-legal-powers-uk-scientists-space.html Space Exploration Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:48:29 EST news406799300 Shortly after launch (04:46 BST on Monday 26 September) and orbital injection, Algerian Space Agency operators established contact with the satellite from the Surrey Space Centre (University of Surrey) ground station in Guildford. A series of spacecraft health checks and in orbit commissioning procedures will now follow, with operations then transitioning to Algeria's newly developed AlSat Nano ground station in Oran. https://phys.org/news/2016-09-success-alsat-nano.html Space Exploration Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:22:48 EDT news394356149 As part of an international experiment to prepare for human-robotic missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond, British ESA astronaut Tim Peake today successfully controlled, from the ISS, a UK-built rover located in a test facility at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage. https://phys.org/news/2016-05-esa-astronaut-tim-peake-british-built.html Space Exploration Mon, 02 May 2016 09:50:01 EDT news381399980 Launched in July 2014, UKube-1 is a technology demonstration mission with a broad set of objectives aimed at attracting and training future generations of engineers, encouraging collaboration across sectors and institutions, fast tracking space technology development and engaging with students. https://phys.org/news/2015-10-ukube-mission.html Space Exploration Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:40:01 EDT news365234805 Ever since Philae touched down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November the search has been on to identify it in images. While the CONSERT instrument has helped to narrow down a 350 x 30 m 'landing strip' on Comet 67P/C-G's smaller lobe, a dedicated search in OSIRIS images has so far not been able to confirm the little lander's final location. https://phys.org/news/2015-02-rosetta-lander.html Space Exploration Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:55:50 EST news342093342 The International Charter for Space and Major Disasters (the 'Charter') is an international agreement between space agencies to provide free satellite images in the immediate aftermath of natural or man-made disasters. It has so far responded to over 400 disasters in over 110 countries, but its activiation in October 2014 was the first time it has been activated to assist with the response to a disease. https://phys.org/news/2014-11-satellites-ebola-crisis.html Space Exploration Fri, 07 Nov 2014 07:34:35 EST news334568012 The UK Space Agency has today (Thursday 9 October) published its biennial study into the progress of the UK space sector. https://phys.org/news/2014-10-reveals-growth-uk-space-sector.html Space Exploration Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:30:02 EDT news332058467 Vital public service providers, such as the UK's emergency services and key government departments, will soon have access to a more reliable system of satellite navigation, thanks to the greater level of resilience offered by Galileo's Public Regulated Service (PRS). https://phys.org/news/2013-07-uk.html Space Exploration Mon, 15 Jul 2013 04:11:09 EDT news293080043 (Phys.org)—The Herschel space observatory has produced an intricate view of the remains of a star that died in a stellar explosion a millennium ago. It has provided further proof that the interstellar dust which lies throughout our Galaxy is created when massive stars reach the end of their lives. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-herschel-cosmic.html Astronomy Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:11:46 EST news276851324