MSSL continues to play a key role in various space missions, both in terms of building instruments and making full use of the data once in-orbit. Information on some of the current and future missions can be found below:
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Incredible new telescope could change our understanding of the universe
The largest multi-object spectroscopic survey facility in the southern hemisphere, which UCL engineers helped design and build, has taken its first observations.
23 Oct 2025
Planetary Science Outreach and Engagement Award Winners 2025!
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year's CPS Outreach and Engagement Awards, which were presented at our recent Summer Meeting.
26 Jun 2025
Dazzling first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The newly released first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile mark the start of a ten-year mission involving our very own Prof. Joachimi and Dr Hang to create an ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe and help to pin down what dark energy might be.
25 Jun 2025
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