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Leading xenon researchers unite to build next-generation dark matter detector

The XENON/DARWIN and LUX-ZEPLIN collaborations have now joined forces to work together on the design, construction, and operation of a new, single, multi-tonne scale xenon observatory to explore dark matter.

21 July 2021

Kevin Olsen reaching up to touch the Trace Gas Orbiter

Commentary: Dr Kevin Olsen on the mysteries of Mars

Dr Kevin Olsen, UKSA Aurora Fellow, is working on data analysis for the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter; here he comments on the latest finding from the TGO and what they mean for life on Mars.

21 July 2021

Close-up of the fibre positioner, built in Oxford, for WEAVE

Telescope upgrade could unlock secrets of the Universe

After ten years of planning, design and construction, final preparations are underway for a brand new all-seeing instrument to be switched on at the William Herschel Telescope: a pioneering eye on the sky for the northern hemisphere.

12 July 2021

Commentary: Dr Harley Katz on the cosmic dawn

Dr Harley Katz, Beecroft Fellow in Cosmology, comments on the latest exciting evidence pin

5 July 2021

Professor Tony Bell awarded Yodh Prize

Emeritus Professor Tony Bell has been awarded this year’s Yodh Prize for his theoretical contributions that led to a breakthrough in understanding the acceleration of cosmic rays by amplified magnetic fields.

1 July 2021

Professor Philip Stier and Karman vortices

Professor Philip Stier: climate and the clouds

A profile of leading climate scientist Professor Philip Stier

28 June 2021

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