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Zap! Spacecraft discovers Saturn's moon Hyperion is charged
16 October 2014
The Cassini spacecraft received the equivalent of a 200 volt electric shock from the electrostatically charged surface of Saturn's moon Hyperion, confirming that objects in the outer Solar System can have charged surfaces, according to UCL research.
Open Days
The Faculty participates in a number of open days throughout the academic year, including the UCL Undergraduate Open Days and the UCL Graduate Open Day.
Friends of Out@UCL
Professor Ivan Parkin -
Dean, UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
"I fully support the aims of the Friends of Out@UCL campaign. I have
personal experience of the need for such a campaign and the
difficulties that the LGBTQ+ community face." Read more...
Snapshots from Space History
Online exhibition of historic space photos from the faculty's planetary science archives.