The watery past of Mars
Scientists investigating a fragment of Martian meteorite have uncovered the first evidence of water dissolving the surface of Mars.
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Auroras shine light on solar flares
Astrophysicists are looking to the Northern Lights to expand our understanding of huge explosions in the solar system: solar flares.
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Heart of space mission cleared for launch by University of Glasgow
Space Glasgow members have successfully concluded extensive testing of the optical bench for the LISA Pathfinder.
Research themes
Exploring and understanding
What is there to learn
Mission analysis
Calculating our route to space
Risk
Managing the challenges
Technology
The tools we need to explore
Space
Space Glasgow is an umbrella group for space activities at the University. Our members conduct research to enhance our understanding of space and to enable further exploration of our solar system.
These activities fall into four research themes. Explore these themes to learn more about our individual projects and make contact with our researchers.