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The award funds research, led by the College of Optics and Photonics, to accurately visualize space debris, which is crucial to avoiding catastrophic collisions and mission-ending damage.
Updated: 06/07/2021, 3:14 pm Aberdeen University's new course launches in September. Mars experts at the Aberdeen University have launched Scotland’s first postgraduate degree in planetary sciences. It has been designed by the university’s groundbreaking Planetary Sciences Group, which is part of current and future missions to Mars. Students of the new MSc Planetary Science will study earth, moon, and planetary sciences, as well as the technology that helps us understand the processes that form them. Starting in September, the programme will provide an informed understanding of planetary...
By Javier Martín-Torres © Giles Keyte/20th Century Fox/Genre/International Traders/Mid Atlantic/Kobal/Shutterstock The Martian isn't completely accurate - but that wouldn't have made a good film, writes Professor Javier Martín-Torres Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up When planetary scientists see films like The Martian – based on the story of an astronaut who becomes stranded on Mars – we struggle to suspe...