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2018

  • CL led team awarded prestigious EU grant to prepare for data from ESA’s Euclid (Tom Kitching,Ìý, 2 May 2018)
  • Gaia's 3D census of over one billion stars in our Milky Way (Mark Cropper, George Seabroke,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûNews, 25 Apr. 2018)
  • The Euclid Satellite and Gravitational LensingÌý( by Peter Taylor, 30 Jan. 2018)
  • Prof. Mark Cropper awarded RAS 2018 Service Award for Astronomy (MSSL News, 15 Jan. 2018)

2017

  • CSIRO and ICARA (Curtin University) in Australia collaborate with UCL’s CDT to develop next-generation data science techniques for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) (Luke Pratley and Jason McEwen,ÌýMSSL News, 12 Dec. 2017)
  • First winner of UCL-University of Toronto joint funding including the collaboration between MSSL (Daisuke Kawata) and Astronomy & Astrophysics in University of Toronto (Jo Bovy) (, 17 Nov. 2017)
  • The 3rd version of the XMM OM serendipitous source catalogue (XMM-SUSS3) has been released. (XMM-SUSS page, 12 Apr. 2017)

2016

  • First Signs of Weird Quantum Property of Empty Space? (Publication in MNRAS, co-authors: Denis Gonzalez Caniulef, Roberto Turolla, Silvia Zane, Kinwah Wu,Ìý,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMAPS,Ìý, 30 November 2016)
  • Tracing the Hercules stream with Gaia and LAMOST: new evidence for a fast bar in the Milky Way (Publication in MNRAS, co-authors: Daisuke Kawata, Jason Hunt,Ìý,Ìý25 November 2016)
  • Gaia sizes up 1.1 billion stars (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûNews, 14 September 2016)
  • Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected (Publication in MNRAS, co-author: Silvia Zane,Ìý, 8 September 2016)
  • Einstein's general relativity passes another stringent testÌý(Publication in , Lead-author: Ignacio Ferreras,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMAPS, 11 July, 2016)
  • The greatest movie ever made, directed by astronomers, starring Our Universe (Jason McEwen,ÌýMSSL News, 19 May 2016)
  • First Signs of Weird Quantum Property of Empty Space? (Publication in MNRAS, co-authors: Denis Gonzalez Caniulef, Roberto Turolla, Silvia Zane, Kinwah Wu,Ìý,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMAPS,Ìý, 30 November 2016)
  • Tracing the Hercules stream with Gaia and LAMOST: new evidence for a fast bar in the Milky Way (Publication in MNRAS, co-authors: Daisuke Kawata, Jason Hunt,Ìý,Ìý25 November 2016)
  • Gaia sizes up 1.1 billion stars (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûNews, 14 September 2016)
  • Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected (Publication in MNRAS, co-author: Silvia Zane,Ìý, 8 September 2016)
  • Einstein's general relativity passes another stringent testÌý(Publication in , Lead-author: Ignacio Ferreras,ÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMAPS, 11 July, 2016)
  • The greatest movie ever made, directed by astronomers, starring Our Universe (Jason McEwen,ÌýMSSL News, 19 May 2016)

2015

  • Indian multi-wavelength space observatory,Ìý, successful launch. MSSL provided parts for UVIT, the UV instrument on board, in particular the high voltage power supplies, based on XMM-OM and Swift-UVOT heritage, through a Canadian collaboration. (28 September 2015)
  • MSSL involved in new NASA proposal (Team member: Kinwah Wu, Silvia Zane,ÌýMSSL News,Ìý,Ìý5 Aug 2015)
  • (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMAPS, 17 June 2015)
  • An improved version of The XMM-OM Serendipitous Ultra-violet Source Survey (XMM-SUSS2.1) is now available. (19 May 2015)
  • Magnetar near supermassive black hole delivers surprises (Publication in , Co-author: Silvia Zane, Press Release: ,Ìý, 14 May 2015)
  • Dark matter 'ghosts' through galactic smash-ups (Publication in , Co-author: Tom Kitching,Ìý, 27 March 2015)
  • Congratulations to Jason Hunt on his winning Bronze prize at SET for Britain poster competition in the House of Commons on 9 March 2015 (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMAPS news)

2014

2013

  • ESA's Billion Star Surveyor: UCL's contribution (17 December 2013, Press Release )
  • "The hot and energetic Universe" science theme, Athena, selected for the second Large-class ESA mission! (28 November 2013, Press release ,Ìý, Working Group: Graziella Branduardi-Raymont,ÌýMatthew Page, Silvia Zane,Ìý)
  • Magnetic star reveals its hidden power (15 August 2013,Ìý, Press release ,Ìý, co-author: Silvia Zane)Â