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 The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025.

The closest approach took place at 19:34 UTC (21:34 CEST) on 19 June 2023, about 236 km above the planet’s surface, on the night side of the planet.

A new study by an OU academic has provided a ground-breaking new insight into a huge Solar System event, the formation and migration of Jupiter.

The research, published today in

BBC Co-Production: More Or Less returns

Starting on Wednesday 24 May,  a new six-part OU/BBC series of

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has signalled its commitment to OU space research by increasing its funding for a pioneering space imaging project by more than £287,000. The grant adds to the £114,000 the agency invested in the project in 2021.

NASA’s JWST just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies secured by research from experts including

Rivers as wide as 600 metres once lay across the surface of Mars – according to new research from Birkbeck, University of London; The Open University; The Natural History Museum; Imperial College London; and the University of Bern.

Two programmes co-produced by The Open University and BBC have won accolades at this year’s Grierson Awards.

Wednesday 30 November, 5:00pm - 9:00pm

CCG is co-organizing five days of side events during COP27 bringing global experts and policy practitioners together for discussion. The broad theme is Africa-Asia: a just transition to low-carbon development, and the event includes sessions covering decision-making tools, finance, transport, and more.

From Thursday 10 November a new six-part OU/BBC series,