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Scientists who have designed an atmospheric monitoring instrument for use in future space missions are preparing to send it aboard a balloon flight to the edge of Earth's atmosphere.

The fascinating story of some people who lived in the North and North-east of Scotland around 4,000 years ago is set to be uncovered in a new programme by Channel 4's The Bone Detectives later this year.

One of the papers published by academics from the Department of Planetary Science: Aeolian transport of viable microbial life across the Atacama Desert, Chile: Implications for Mars has received 2426 article downloads in 2019, placing it as one of the top 100 downloaded microbiology papers for Scientific Reports in 2019.

Watch the Planetary Science Group building the KORE Rover

The HabitAbility: Brines, Irradiance and Temperature (HABIT) instrument developed by the Planetary Science Group at the is undergoing the ExoMars environmental tests.

Europlanet has launched a 10 million Euro project, the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI), to provide open access to the world's largest collection of planetary simulation and analysis facilities, as well as a global network of small telescopes, data services, and community support activities. Europlanet 2024 RI aims to widen...

The profound and long-lasting impacts of flooding on individuals, businesses and communities in Scotland is highlighted in research published today.

Geoscience Level 3 Field Trip Prize

Beatrice Anna Percival Memorial Prize in Geology & Geophysics

Scientists studying so-called 'flammable ice' in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery - the existence of life within microscopic bubbles.