Space research protects the active satellites that the world relies on in everyday life.
On World Space Week 2020, Professor Mark Burchell and Dr James Urquhart of the School of Physical Sciences‘ Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science (CAPS), celebrate the official theme of ‘Satellites Improve Life’ by explaining how space research protects the active satellites that the world relies on in everyday life. They said:
‘Satellites are so great that we depend on them for GPS navigation, Sky TV, long distance communications and much more. They allow us to map ocean currents, predict weather, monitor coastal erosion and global temperatures.
‘Orbital telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), allow us to look out into space and explore the universe. These space observatories have many advantages over ground-based telescopes and have led to great advancements in our understanding of the dynamics of the Solar System, the structure and kinematics of the Milky Way and formation and evolution of the Universe.
‘At the University of Kent, we are carrying out research related to satellites – from using their data to discover more about our galaxy as well as vital research to protect them from impacts in space.’
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