Tag: Astronomy

Get a taste for science degrees at Kent with our online evening lectures and Q&A’s. We are putting on a range of events across the … Read more

Hello again, I hope that the beginning of term has gone well for you and that you are all settling in. For those of you … Read more

As part of World Space Week for 2020, we asked two of our students to tell us why they love space and chose to study … Read more

At the end of last month SPS welcomed Dr Marina Brozović from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the School to discuss some of the most … Read more

Like all of the societies at Kent, the Amateur Rocketry Society is a great way for students to meet new people and explore their passions … Read more

Welcome back! Things to do now if….you are new to SPS and the University of Kent then……make the most of your first year! Take some … Read more

New research by Professor Michael Smith and PhD student Igor Novikov reveals vital clues about the role recycling plays in the formation of life in … Read more

In honour of the first humans setting foot on the moon, this year’s Space School, held from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 August, had a … Read more

Background What sort of crater will an impact leave on a rocky or icy moon? At the University of Kent, we simulate such impact events … Read more

The citizen science project HOYS-CAPS (Hunting for Outbursting Young Stars with the Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science) is engaging with amateur astronomers to study … Read more