BLU, the interfaculty institute for space research of the Université libre de Bruxelles, was created in 2024 to bring together all the research groups active in the field of space research. Discover the history of the Brussels Laboratory of the Universe.
BLU is a joint initiative of research groups of the ULB whose research concerns the field of space, in the broad sense: theoretical cosmology, astrophysics, the composition of planetary atmospheres, Earth observation, microgravity and radio-resistant biological organisms, materials, engines used on launchers and spacecraft, are just a few examples of cutting-edge research carried out within our university.
It aims at assembling, in the form of a large expertise center, the different institutes and research groups and at fostering exchange of ideas and possible collaboration, as well as promoting new ideas emerging at the edges of these disciplines.