British-built satellite to map Earths...

2025-04-29, 17:20 UK Space Agency

Artist's impression of Biomass in orbit. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.The European Space Agency (ESA) Biomass Earth observation mission, which launched successfully from Europe's ...

British satellite to map Earths...

2025-04-25, 08:00 UK Space Agency

World's first mission to map the world's forests in 3D from space will use cutting edge tech to inform climate change policies and protect future generations.  Supports UK sector worth around ?18.9 ...

Research: Evaluation of Civil Space...

2025-04-22, 16:50 UK Space Agency

Focusing on the precursor stages of National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) operations, this report examines the effectiveness and impact of national activities in delivering national Space Domain ...

UK and Cyprus strengthen space ties 

2025-04-14, 13:20 UK Space Agency

The first Cyprus-UK Bilateral Cooperation Event brought together representatives from the space sectors and governments of both countries, with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA).  The ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2025-04-11, 16:40 UK Space Agency

March saw continued high levels of space activity which saw both uncontrolled re-entry and collision alerts at levels above the 12-month rolling average. All NSpOC warning and protection services ...

UK firm to land Europes first rover...

2025-03-29, 08:00 UK Space Agency

Airbus wins contract to land Europe's first rover on Mars.The new contract, awarded by the European Space Agency and funded by the government through the UK Space Agency, will support a cutting-edge ...

Lunar microwave to purify water...

2025-03-28, 08:20 UK Space Agency

SonoChem System by Naicker Scientific. Credit: Max AlexanderThe Aqualunar Challenge is a ?1.2 million international prize funded by the UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund and delivered by ...

UK science uncovers mysteries of dark...

2025-03-19, 19:50 UK Space Agency

Euclid visual: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA. Background galaxies: NASA, ESA, and S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team Euclid observations: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2025-03-17, 16:40 UK Space Agency

February was a highly active month which saw uncontrolled re-entry alerts at their highest level since our records began. All NSpOC warning and protection services functioned as expected throughout ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2025-02-25, 16:20 UK Space Agency

January was a highly active month which saw uncontrolled re-entry and collision alerts at their highest level since our records began. All NSpOC warning and protection services functioned as expected ...