Aurora Borealis, Iceland, 2015 / Carlos Gauna
Introduction The Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), UCL’s Department of Space and Climate Physics, is the UK’s largest and most wide-ranging university space science group. We are based at Holmbury St Mary near Dorking in Surrey, and have around 175 people working on space science and engineering projects and research. In astrophysics, we study the extreme Universe, the life of galaxies and the nature of the Universe as a whole. In solar system science, we study our active Sun, solar wind & space weather, space plasmas, planetary science & imaging and climate extremes. Our scientific work is supported by excellent engineering staff and facilities, which allow us to lead and collaborate on missions from ESA (European Space Agency), NASA, Japan, Russia and China. Much of our work is through the UK and European Space Agencies. Our design offices, workshops, test and assembly facilities, environmental testing equipment and clean rooms allow the conception, build, test, calibration and delivery of space instrumentation to the highest international standard. Mullard Space Science Laboratory
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