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OU expert shows that NASA’s Bennu mission still holds surprises
During NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid (101955) Bennu, several unusually bright boulders were observed scattered across the asteroid’s otherwise dark surface. These rocks were unexpected, as Bennu’s predicted mineralogy is primitive and volatile-rich, indicating formation without extensive melting processes. One leading hypothesis proposed that these bright boulders originated from (4) Vesta, one of the […]
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Open University experts at heart of landmark SMILE mission launch
UK scientists, including those from The Open University (OU), are at the heart of SMILE, a pioneering mission that launched today and will transform our understanding of how Earth is protected from the Sun. The Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) — a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese […]
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What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: a blow‑by‑blow account
A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on yesterday. She walks over and strips off some more shreds of meat, but the smell is foul even for her, says Monica Grady, Professor […]
OU qualification officially certified by the National Cyber Security Centre
The Open University’s School of Computing and has announced that its BSc (Hons) Cyber Security (R60) qualification has been officially certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This significant milestone recognises the programme’s rigorous academic standards and its alignment with the highest professional benchmarks in the cyber security sector. NCSC certification, awarded by the […]
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New research could aid human-to-parrot communication
A new study, from Professor Clara Mancini of The Open University (OU) and colleagues, has deepened understanding of human to parrot communication through a tablet-based speech board. Previous research showed that parrots can use speech boards to communicate with humans. However, how the design of these boards affects how easy they are for birds to […]
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David Attenborough explores the hidden wildlife of Britain’s gardens in new OU / BBC series
A new OU / BBC series, Secret Garden begins Sunday 5 April at 6pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Sir David Attenborough explores the hidden wildlife thriving in Britain’s gardens in a new five‑part series. Filmed in five contrasting gardens across the UK, the series uncovers the remarkable lives of the often charming, and sometimes […]
OU receives grant to unite experts to protect the Moon through sustainable governance
A new project, led by Dr Alessandra Marino of the OU, has received a grant with a value of £1.245m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to trial an integrated governance approach to protect the Moon and its sites of interest. MoonRISE: Re‑Imagining Space Environments brings together a range of scholars from different disciplines to […]
The JANUS camera on the JUICE spacecraft observes a cosmic visitor on its way to Jupiter
Space researchers from the Open University Atmospheric Research and Surface Exploration group, led by Prof. Manish Patel, and the Centre for Electronic Imaging, have helped image an interstellar visitor to our Solar System. The European Space Agency JUICE mission to Jupiter carries the JANUS camera, which uses UK-built Teledyne e2v detectors provided by The Open […]
Forensics: The Real CSI returns for a new series
A new OU/BBC series, Forensics: The Real CSI (Series 5 and 6) begins Sunday 1 March at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The edge of a fingerprint. A single hair. A drop of blood. These tiny margins are the difference between success and failure for police forensics investigators. The series re-joins West Midlands […]
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AI sheds new light on dinosaur footprints
A new publication introduces a transformative AI approach to studying dinosaur footprints, offering researchers (and enthusiasts!) an objective way to classify tracks and investigate the conditions in which dinosaurs lived. The paper, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), discussed how using an unsupervised neural network, the team — including Dr Gregor Hartmann of […]
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