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Artistic representation of the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star

JWST atmosphere reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b

Dr Jake Taylor from Oxford's Department of Physics is one of a team of scientists led by the Universit茅 de Montr茅al to analyse data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system.
25 September 2023
An aerial view of ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal in Chile's sparsely populated Atacama Desert

New insights into Neptune's dark spot

Astronomers, led by Professor Patrick Irwin from the University of Oxford, have observed a large dark spot in Neptune鈥檚 atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it.
24 August 2023
A computed-aided design model of the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft

Oxford University-built instrument ready to map water on the Moon

A thermal imaging camera built by the University of Oxford鈥檚 Department of Physics will form an integral part of NASA鈥檚 Lunar Trailblazer mission, scheduled to launch in 2024.
21 August 2023
Dr Katherine Shirley

Dr Katherine Shirley wins Impact Award

Dr Katherine Shirley has won the MPLS Public Engagement with Research Impact Award for her planetary research work.
21 June 2023
Professor Tim Palmer

Professor Tim Palmer recognised by WMO

Professor Timothy Palmer has been awarded the World Meteorological Organization鈥檚 top award, the IMO prize, for his outstanding contribution to meteorology, and in particular, for developing probabilistic ensemble prediction methods for forecasting.
13 June 2023
Professor Tim Palmer

Professor Tim Palmer recognised by Royal Irish Academy

Pioneering weather and climate modeller, Professor Tim Palmer from the Department of Physics at Oxford, has been elected Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
26 May 2023
A heatwave over Europe, as seen from space

Hottest days are hotting up

A study published today in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the maximum temperature of the hottest days is increasing at twice the rate of the maximum temperature of average summer days.
17 May 2023
Professor Myles Allen

Professor Myles Allen elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Myles Allen has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for his groundbreaking contributions to the quantitative understanding of climate change.
10 May 2023
Dr Antje Weisheimer

Meet...Antje Weisheimer

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.
10 May 2023
Artist鈥檚 impression of the exoplanet GJ 1214 b, based on the current results.

Mysterious planet seen in new light

Brand new intel on mysterious planet GJ 1214 b has been gleaned thanks to NASA鈥檚 James Webb Space Telescope.
10 May 2023
Hannah Christensen, left, with colleagues

拢1m Leverhulme Research Leadership Award for climate prediction

Professor Hannah Christensen has received a 拢1m Leverhulme Research Leadership Award for research that focuses on characterising and reducing uncertainty in weather forecasts and climate predictions
28 February 2023
Dr Jake Taylor in apple orchard

Meet...Jake Taylor

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. Here, we meet postdoc Jake Taylor.
2 February 2023
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