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• Mercury-bound spacecraft with Leicester-built instrument set to fly by Earth

  Date: 7 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/08-bepi-flyby

  Space scientists at the University of Leicester are preparing to bid a final farewell to the BepiColombo spacecraft on Friday as it passes close...

• Heather Couper (1949-2020)

  Date: 20 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-heather-couper

  The University has learned with sadness of the death of Leicester alumna Dr Heather Couper CBE who did so much to popularise astronomy through her...

• Leicester’s Jupiter research cited on new Royal Mail set

  Date: 5 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/05-jupiter-stamp

  The latest commemorative stamps from Royal Mail celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society.

• Can Santa Claus see your house from his sleigh?

  Date: 20 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/20-christmas-lights

  Millions of children across the world will be looking up at the night sky on Christmas Eve to get a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer – but...

• XMM-Newton: It was 20 years ago today...

  Date: 10 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-xmm-newton

  Tuesday 10 December 2019 is the 20th anniversary of the launch of XMM-Newton, one of the most important astronomical observatories ever sent into...

• First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation

  Date: 6 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation

  A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...

• ESA space education conference declared a success

  Date: 25 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/26-esa-conference-report

  Space education experts from across Europe gathered at the University last week for the third European Space Agency Symposium on Space Educational...

• Space education experts assemble in Leicester for ESA conference

  Date: 15 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-esa-conference

  Space education experts from across Europe are gathering at the University this week for the third European Space Agency Symposium on Space...

• University of Leicester and National Nuclear Laboratory sign an agreement with Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute on future space battery design

  Date: 4 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/05-agreement-signed-on-space-battery-design

  The memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledges new areas of cooperation on research on radioisotope thermoelectric power generators for use in...

• Dallas Campbell to deliver free public lecture on 17 September as part of ESA event

  Date: 1 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/02-dallas-campbell

  Author and TV presenter Dallas Campbell will visit campus on Tuesday 17 September to deliver a free public lecture on 'How to make a spacesuit.