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Cambridge Exoplanet and Life Day

25 May 2021

Join us for our upcoming Exoplanet and Life Day on Tuesday 8 June 2021. This day will bring together scientists across Cambridge with a scientific interest in (exo)planets and life. It will highlight the variety of excellent research undertaken by students and early postdocs. This event is open to Cambridge students and...

Cambridge IPLU member joins NASA science mission searching for signs of past life on Mars

13 May 2021

Cambridge IPLU member Professor Nicholas Tosca is the only UK scientist selected by NASA to be part of the core science team for the Mars Perseverance 2020 mission, which is searching for signs of past life on the red planet. The Mars 2020 Participating Scientist Program brings together scientists from different research...

Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet

10 May 2021

For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky planet around a distant star. The planet, GJ 1132 b, has a similar density, size, and age to Earth. The planet GJ 1132 b appears to have begun life as a gaseous world with a...

From extravagant to achievable - pushing the boundaries of research to find life beyond Earth

20 April 2021

The University of Cambridge is creating a new research initiative, bringing together physicists, chemists, biologists, earth scientists and mathematicians to answer fundamental questions on the origin and nature of life in the Universe. Please accept marketing cookies to show embedded content (open cookie preferences) View...

Cambridge Exoplanet and Life Day

Cambridge IPLU member joins NASA science mission searching for signs of past life on Mars

Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet

From extravagant to achievable - pushing the boundaries of research to find life beyond Earth

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