Astrophysics

Astrophysics group at MSSL/UCL is active in a wide range of research area in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Our researches are driven by the MSSL space projects, but not restricted to them. The main themes of our research are seen below.

Welcome to the University College London (UCL) MSSL astrophysics group web-site. In synergy with MSSL's involvement in space science missions, members of the astrophysics group actively work on a wide range of astronomy and astrophysics.

Artist impression of an accreting supermassive black hole. The central black sphere is the event horizon of the black hole. The swirl of red-white material is the accretion flow onto the black hole, increasing in temperature as it approaches the event hor

High Energy Astrophysics

Research into the universe's sources of UV and X-ray radiation, gamma rays and gravitational waves

Galaxy Formation & Evolution

We have experts in both the theoretical and observational sides of star formation in galaxies, chemical enrichment, AGN physics and mission data analysis.

Cosmology

Applying statistical and informatics techniques to observational data and developing new analysis techniques and methodologies for data extraction.

Planet Formation and Exoplanets

We research planet formation and the discovery and characterisation of extrasolar planets (exoplanets), to learn about their formation, architecture, occurrence, and atmospheric properties.

Simulation of colliding galaxies. Credit: NCSA, NASA, B. Robertson, L. Hernquist

Astrophysics Seminars

The Astrophysics Group meets every Thursday afternoon. This is the current year's seminar schedule.

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Astrophysics Seminars

Connect with Astrophysics:
MSSL Astrophysics Blog
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Head of Astrophysics:
Prof. Silvia Zane
s.zane@ucl.ac.uk