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• Revisiting Holst’s Jupiter a hundred years later

  Date: 1 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/02-jupiter-planets-suite

  Reworking of Jupiter from Holst’s Planets suite benefits from insights from a University of Leicester planetary scientist.

• Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light

  Date: 20 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole

  A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the...

• Shaping the Future: Space Park Leicester presentation to Parliament

  Date: 18 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/19-shaping-the-future

  Members of the Parliamentary Scientific Committee hear from a University of Leicester delegation on the space economy and low cost access to space.

• Colourful craters and insights into Mercury’s mysterious surface showcased by Leicester scientists

  Date: 17 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-bepicolombo-mission-at-new-scientist

  University of Leicester researchers involved in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury will be presenting at New Scientist Live 2018.

• Leicester invites space enthusiasts to join the ‘new space’ revolution

  Date: 11 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-invites-space-enthusiasts-to-join-the-2018new-space2019-revolution

  Tickets now available for Leicester’s first SpaceUp ‘unconference’ taking place 17-18 November.

• University astronomer discovers Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds

  Date: 3 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/university-astronomer-discovers-saturn2019s-famous-hexagon-may-tower-above-the-clouds

  Stunning atmospheric vortex revealed at planet’s north pole in new study.

• Milestone reached for BepiColombo space mission

  Date: 31 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/milestone-reached-for-bepicolombo-space-mission

  Science orbiters stacked together, one carrying space instrument developed at Leicester.

• Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds

  Date: 27 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/future-astronauts-experience-exploring-new-worlds

  Lanzarote stands in for an alien planet as Leicester scientist helps train ESA astronauts.

• Leicester Astronomers aid project to identify start of lunar month

  Date: 27 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-astronomers-aid-project-to-identify-start-of-lunar-month

  Collaboration to determine start of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar.

• Leicester's out of this world research to be showcased at New Scientist Live

  Date: 23 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicesters-out-the-world-research-to-be-showcased-at-new-scientist-live

  Leicester’s pioneering research explores the future of planet Earth and space science.