Welcome to PSSRI - home to 60+ staff and students, based in the new Robert Hooke Building.
Our research covers a wide range of Solar System science and exploration through laboratory and space mission experiments.
We investigate the origin of the Solar System, evolution of the planets and the conditions for Life integrating use of spaceflight instrumentation with laboratory analyses and simulation. Our expertise has many applications well beyond the bounds of planetary science - attracting interest from a range of industrial partners.
We have a vibrant community of research staff and PhD students, with regular opportunities for those interested in Planetary Sciences. Members of PSSRI contribute to a range of undergraduate courses - reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of PSSRI research.
4th November 2009
PhD students Ben Rozitis and Naomi Murdoch with Thomas de Lophem, studying physics, became weightless for the very first time.Their parabolic flight experiment contained over one million small glass beads and is designed to investigate how granular material ...
