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Major boost for North East space sector following £2.5 million investment

Major boost for North East space sector following £2.5 million investment

The North East space sector has received a 2.5 million investment from EPSRC, establishing the North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) to enhance research, innovation, and skills in space technology, aiming to create jobs and stimulate economic growth over four years.

An image taken in infrared light. The Sun’s disc is blocked out by a coronagraph, a similar effect as the moon during a solar eclipse. The bright wispy, hair-like features are where the Sun’s gas is highlighting the magnetic field.

First successful routine measurements of Sun’s magnetic field in the corona

A team of scientists have successfully carried out regular measurements of the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere for the first time – giving us a much better understanding of the magnetic field within this region, known as the solar corona.
The Sun’s magnetic field plays a key role in shaping its atmosphere, with activity such as solar eruptions and the heating of the corona to millions o

Image background - NASA Goddard/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, Spacecraft images - NASA/ESA

Helping to uncover how the solar wind gets its energy

Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the Solar System, continues to receive energy once it leaves the Sun. Now, thanks to a fortunate line up of two spacecraft currently in space studying the Sun, they may have discovered the answer.

Dr Craig Warren is pictured with a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system manufactured by Sensors & Software. The gprMax software can be used to inform interpretations of GPR data from systems such as this.

Software developers selected for Google Summer of Code

Ground Penetrating Radar software developed by academics at the universities of Northumbria, Edinburgh and Aberdeen has been chosen by technology giant, Google, to be part of its prestigious Summer of Code mentor scheme for the fourth time.

Northumbria University's Dr Kirsty Lindsay (left) and the computerised platform she will be asking volunteers to use during the experiment she is carrying out at the Life Science Centre

Visitors to Life Science Centre to help with vital space research

Visitors to Newcastle's Life Science Centre can participate in a study to help astronauts on the Artemis Moon exploration program. By applying K-tape to astronauts’ ankles, it is believed balance on the Moon's surface can be improved. Results will be shared with the European Space Agency. Northumbria University is leading space innovation.

The ESA Solar Orbiter (photo credit: European Space Agency)

Mystery of ‘slow’ solar wind unveiled by Solar Orbiter mission

Scientists using data from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft have made progress in understanding the origins of the 'slow' solar wind, shedding light on how it forms and leaves the Sun. This research helps explain the variability and complexity of the solar wind, providing new insights into its behavior and composition.

Dr Ana Laura Zavala Guillen.

Royal Geographical Society honours Northumbria geographer

An Early Career Researcher from Northumbria University has been recognised by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) with one of 26 medals and annual awards presented to outstanding people and organisations for their notable contributions to geography.

Saturn

Telescope to provide insight into Solar System lightshows

Professor Tom Stallard, a Planetary Astronomer from Northumbria University, has been granted access to the James Webb Space Telescope to study and capture images of the auroras on gas giants Saturn and Uranus. This unique opportunity will provide unprecedented insight into these spectacular light shows and planetary atmospheres.

Research to explore evolutionary mystery of early life on Earth

Research to explore evolutionary mystery of early life on Earth

Researchers are delving into the evolutionary mystery of early bacterial life on Earth, investigating why most bacteria have two membranes surrounding their cells. This new project, funded by the BBSRC, aims to recreate ancient microbial evolution in a laboratory setting to shed light on this important question in biological history.

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