@UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory : Science and Technology that's out of this world.
Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey, UK
Joined July 2014
- Tweets1.5K
- Following99
- Followers2.8K
- Likes537
Fantastic view of the northern lights around the Earth’s North Pole as seen in ultraviolet light, courtesy of the SMILE mission! esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Happy 20th birthday to the Hinode satellite!
【記念投稿】20年前の今日、2006年9月23日太陽観測衛星「ひので」が内之浦宇宙空間観測所からM-Vロケットにのって宇宙へ旅立ちました🌞「ひので」は太陽を見つめ続け、今もなお、最先端の太陽科学を支え続けています。20年にわたり築かれた科学・技術の襷は、次世代の #SOLAR_C へと繋がれます。
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
MullardSpaceScience retweeted
【News】The “Hinode-19 and SOLAR-C Science Meeting” was held at Nagoya University 🌞 Researchers from around the world gathered to review on 20 years of solar physics pioneered by Hinode and discuss the next generation of solar science that #SOLAR_C will explore.
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
Not long now until SMILE will be launched!
Our Smile spacecraft has arrived at @EuropeSpacePort in French Guiana.
🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
@esascience @Avio_Group @ESA_transport @CAS__Science
MSSL celebrated International Women’s Day early this year with the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee hosting a quiz on topics related to women in history, science, astronomy and space, a slide show showcasing women at MSSL and, of course, coffee/tea and cake!
Congratulations to MSSL’s Paola Pinilla who is a 2026 Laureate of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists! blavatnikawards.org/news/ite…
Find out more about Paola’s world-leading work on planet formation here: youtu.be/lSCMzCiZgxA?si=HV1L…
MullardSpaceScience retweeted
Our brilliant UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory @MSSLSpaceLab team showcasing the work of department's researchers and technicians at the UCL200 celebration event! 🤩
#UCL200 #LoveUCL #science #SpaceScience #astronomy #MarsRover #PanCam #RosalindFranklin @Dr_Lucie
Congratulations to our MSc students who have impressed judges with their space ideas and innovations at this year’s global space challenge “Act in Space 2026”. ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/news/20…
Every year, we celebrate the winners of the Department of Space and Climate Physics Awards. This year's ceremony also highlighted support for the Anti-Bullying Week theme "Power for Good”: empowering people to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt of bullying.
ALT Prof. Andrew Fazakerley opening the UCL Dept Space & Climate Physics Award Ceremony by highlighting the departments support for Anti-Bullying Week and it's theme "Power for Good"
MSSL’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee promoted Anti-Bullying Week (10th -14th November 2025) with the interactive activity “The Gray Zone of Academic Ethics”, as part of Unjournal Club with tea, coffee and cake.
Our latest @MSSL_Planetary graduate Cristian Radulescu passed his PhD viva today. Thesis on 'Heavy ion distribution and influence on the Saturnian magnetosphere', using Cassini data & simulations. Many thanks to examiners David Burgess (QMUL) & Colin Forsyth. Well done Cristian!
From India to London: Why UCL was the top choice for my Master’s - Brahma Gopalchetty studied space science at UCL. He shares his journey, from applying and settling in London to building a global network and thriving in UCL’s vibrant community uclnews.org.uk/c/AQjSsgIQj4y…
To follow in Brahma's footsteps, please visit ucl.ac.uk/mssl/study/msc-cou… or ucl.ac.uk/systems-engineerin… to find out more about courses on offer.
MullardSpaceScience retweeted
Dazzling 1st images from the Vera C. Rubin #Observatory mark the start of a 10-year mission to build a high-definition time-lapse record of the #Universe and help pin down what #DarkEnergy might be: ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physi…
@MSSLSpaceLab
New research presented in 12 publications shows for the first time how gas evolves in planet-forming discs, influencing how planets form. Co-authors include our very own Dr Paola Pinilla and Dr Anibal Sierra Morales! ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/live…
MullardSpaceScience retweeted
The first ever look at the #Sun's south pole has been captured by the #spacecraft #SolarOrbiter using a #telescope that researchers at the UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory @MSSLSpaceLab helped design and build: ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physi…
Looking to make a career in solving big and complex problems on Earth or in in space? Check out our Master’s courses, enrolling now:
ucl.ac.uk/mssl/study/msc-cou…
Systems Engineering Management,
Management of Complex Projects, Technology Management, and Space Science & Engineering
Our Green Impact Team's initiative to create a new orchard makes the news as coverage of over 700,000 trees planted in Surrey bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9e…
