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Students are invited to take control of the Cassini spacecraft by choosing what targets are most scientifically important. Their argument should be made in a 500 word essay and the competition is open to 11-18 year olds. Last year’s 16-18 age group winner worked on a research project with Professor Carl Murray and will be the co-author on a forthcoming paper. A research project is again up for grabs along with many other prizes.

All submissions will again be judged by Professor Carl Murray, the only UK member of the Cassini Imaging Team. He will choose three winners in different age groups:

• 11-13 years old - prize for the winner is an iPod Shuffle plus a selection of science books
• 14-16 years old - prize for the winner is a Nintendo 3DS plus a 3D game
• 17-18 years old - prize for the winner is a Kindle plus a voucher for buying books

Full details of the targets and how to enter can be found here: http://ph.qmul.ac.uk/outreach/space-activities.

Deadline for entries: 18 November.

Queries should be addressed to:

Laura Thomas
Outreach Manager for Mathematics and Physics
Education Liaison Office
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS
Tel. 020 7882 3020
Fax. 020 7882 3158
E-mail: l.f.thomas@qmul.ac.uk