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Dr Owen Roberts worked as a research fellow on Cluster at ESTEC, ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands.

Cluster’s last stand: Aberystwyth scientist marks demise of pioneering space mission

A multi-spacecraft mission, which has helped scientists around the globe to better understand and predict space weather, will come to an end on Sunday (8 September) after almost 25 years.

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Image from May's aurora borealis taken just outside of Aberystwyth [CREDIT: ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY].

New radar to be used to take first 3D measurements of Northern Lights

A new radar being built in Scandinavia will be used by researchers at Aberystwyth University to capture three-dimensional measurements of the Northern Lights for the very first time.

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Dr Rhidian Lawrence (left) during his days as a PhD student in the Physics Department at Aberystwyth University. Also pictured are Bryn Price (seated) and standing left to right, Emyr Evans, Emyr Winstanley and Dan Rees.

Bequest boost for physics research at Aberystwyth University

An Aberystwyth graduate whose work was recognised by NASA has bequeathed over £720,000 to his former university to support research and the Old College project.

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A coronal mass ejection is seen erupting from the Sun in 2015. Credit: NASA Goddard Flight Center.

New dawn for space storm alerts could help shield Earth's tech

Space storms could soon be forecasted with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth.

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Cordelia Bryant (left) and Alice Walker who will be working in Canada over the summer after securing on the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship programme.

Aberystwyth students win prestigious international research internships

Two Aberystwyth University undergraduate students will be spending the summer working in Canada after being awarded prestigious research internships.

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Pictured left to right catching the solar eclipse in Valliant, Oklahoma, Simone Di Matteo (NASA), Nathalia Alzate (NASA) who studied for her PhD at Aberystwyth University, and Brad Ramsey who is current studying for a PhD at Aberystwyth.

Solar eclipse 2024: Aberystwyth-led team’s race to the Sun

Scientists from Aberystwyth and the United States who had travelled to Dallas Texas to study the solar eclipse had to quickly change their plans after cloud cover disrupted them at the last moment.

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The total solar eclipse in North America could help shed light on a persistent puzzle about the Sun

Writing in the Conversation, Professor Huw Morgan from the Department of Physics discusses the science to be done during eclipses as part of a study of a total solar eclipse that is taking place across North America on 8 April.

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Dr Matt Gunn, Principal Investigator on Enfys, the new infrared spectrometer being developed for the ExoMars mission, with a full size model of the Rosalind Frankin rover at Aberystwyth University. Credit: Aberystwyth University

UK Space Agency funds work to replace Russian components on Mars rover

The UK Space Agency will provide an additional £10.7 million to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover, so that it can launch to Mars in 2028.

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