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Jupiter space mission in spotlight at public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/juice-lecture
A special event at Space Park Leicester will reveal fascinating insights into an exciting new mission to study Jupiter’s large, ocean-bearing icy...
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Phenomenal space explosion astonishes Leicester researchers and shines a light on our own galaxy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/gamma-ray-burst-swift
University of Leicester researchers have played crucial roles in discovering and analysing a gamma-ray burst at least 10 times brighter than...
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New report part-funded by University of Leicester finds half of space workforce joins by age 25
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/space-census-skills
The first report on how and why people join the UK space sector, based on a census of the space sector funded by the University of Leicester, has...
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE appointed Chancellor of the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/maggie-aderin-pocock
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, has joined the University of Leicester as its new Chancellor...
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New satellite imagery reveals impact on urban landscape in wake of tragic earthquake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/earthquake-satellite-imagery
Earth observation scientists at University of Leicester release satellite imagery to help inform humanitarian efforts in Turkey and Syria
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Space Park Leicester to benefit from funding boost for UK space sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/space-park-levelling-up
Space Park Leicester is to receive £284,000 to fund a Cluster Development Manager who will work with local government, businesses and academia.
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40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/patterns-temperature-jupiter
An international team of scientists, including at the University of Leicester, have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in...
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Leicester scientists reveal new insights into the evolution of our solar system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/asteroid
Scientists in Leicester have been involved in a ground-breaking study of the most primitive building blocks of our solar system.
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Gamma-ray burst is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for finding neutron star collisions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gamma-ray-burst-neutron-star
A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by a team of scientists including astronomers at the University...
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Most distant detection of a black hole swallowing a star
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/black-hole-swallowing-star
A University of Leicester astronomer has led an international team that determined the distance of the furthest black hole consuming a star...