Durham University Spaceflight has officially broken the UK Rocketry Association’s Open Altitude Record with Rosemary 2, a student-built high-powered rocket that reached an apogee of 11.4 km (≈37,000 feet) and a top speed of Mach 2.2.

CfAI researcher, Ollie Farley, has been awarded funding from ARIA: Forecasting Tipping Points. Backed by £81m, this programme aims to enhance our climate change response by developing an early warning system for tipping points.

Contributing to the national conversation on UK space policy, SPARC's Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Associate Professor of Astropolitics, gave oral evidence to the UK Engagement with Space Committee.

Durham University Space Research Centre was at the launch of the Royal Society's Space: 2075 report and had the opportunity to showcase our research along with colleagues from the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation. 

Our strengths in space and quantum research were the main focus of a visit to Durham University by the German Ambassador to the UK.

Dr Alexander Guttridge and Dr Andrew Reeves from our Department of Physics will work closely with researchers in Canada on two projects related to quantum technology, thanks to new funding.

We’ve launched a new £5m research centre to support North East England’s growing space industry and lead on the sustainable exploration of the cosmos.

Dr Bleddyn Bowen from the School of Government and International Affairs and Dr P.J. Blount from the Durham Law School predict what's in store for US space travel in Donald Trump's second presidency.