The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck held the fifth event in our Adventures in Planetary Science public engagement series online on Thursday 31st October 2024. There were talks from our planetary science experts, followed by a panel Q&A session with the audience. Talks and Q&A featuring Alex Thompson (UCL), Prof Giovanna Tinetti (UCL), Dr Gordon Yip (UCL) and Dr Andrew Rushby (Birkbeck), and hosted by Dr Catherine Regan (West Virginia U.) , are available in this recording.

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11/14/2024

The Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) meetings this term (Jan-Mar 2024), are held on Fridays at 1pm online and at Birkbeck. The talks are an excellent way of keeping abreast with astrobiology and planetary exploration research within The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck and beyond. All those interested in these topics are welcome to attend.

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4/30/2024

The Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) meetings this term (Jan-Mar 2024), are held on Fridays at 1pm online and at Birkbeck. The talks are an excellent way of keeping abreast with astrobiology and planetary exploration research within The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck and beyond. All those interested in these topics are welcome to attend.

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2/6/2024

The Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) meetings this term (Oct-Dec 2023), were held on Fridays at 1pm online and at Birkbeck. The talks are an excellent way of keeping abreast with astrobiology and planetary exploration research within The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck and beyond. All those interested in these topics are welcome to attend.

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11/23/2023

The Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) meetings this term (Oct-Dec 2023), were held on Fridays at 1pm online and at Birkbeck. The talks are an excellent way of keeping abreast with astrobiology and planetary exploration research within The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck and beyond. All those interested in these topics are welcome to attend.

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11/21/2023

The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck held the third event in our Adventures in Planetary Science public engagement series 'The JUICE mission: Revealing the mysteries of Jupiter's icy moons', online on Thursday 25th May 2023. There were talks from our JUICE and icy moon experts, followed by a panel Q&A session with the audience. Talks by Prof Geraint Jones (UCL-MSSL), Prof Nick Achilleos (UCL-P&A), Grace Richards (AstrobiologyOU) and hosted by Dr Andrew Rushby (Birkbeck).

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6/8/2023

The Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) meetings this term (Jan-Mar 2023), were held on Thursdays at 1pm online and occasionally in NWW G22 LT at UCL. The talks are an excellent way of keeping abreast with astrobiology and planetary exploration research within The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck and beyond. All those interested in these topics are welcome to attend.

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5/17/2023

Planet of the week, Mars, is pitched against Guest Planet Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, in a lively debate on one of the hot topics in astrobiology and planetary science: 'Where is the best place to search for life beyond Earth?'. Our experts will try to convince you of the case for Team Mars or Team Europa. The ‘Mars Week Debate’ was a free public engagement event held live in person at UCL and online, on Thursday 9th March 2023. Team Mars: Prof Andrew Coates (MSSL), Prof Ian Crawford (Birkbeck) and Catherine Regan (MSSL). Team Europa: Dr Mark Fox-Powell (OU), Dr Rachael Hamp (OU) and Grace Richards (OU). Host: Dr Andrew Rushby (Birkbeck) The audience were able to put their questions to the panels, before casting their vote for Mars or Europa. Watch to find out who won on the night!

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3/23/2023