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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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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester...
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Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/europa-and-ganymede
University of Leicester scientists and European Southern Observatory release new images of Jupiter’s moons taken from a ground-based telescope.
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
Leicester space scientists will contribute to a huge new telescope, made up of identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, to track down...
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Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/jwst-first-light
Astounding images telling the story of a hidden universe through every phase of its cosmic history have been revealed for the first time at Space...
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New project to collect evidence of modern slavery among adult websites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/modern-slavery-adult-websites
Adult service websites and their users have a key role to play in preventing modern slavery, according to a leading criminologist from the...
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Our Space Heritage: Public event to celebrate Leicester’s long-standing space expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/our-space-heritage
Members of the public will have the opportunity to hear from one of Leicester’s space pioneers at a special event celebrating the city’s space...
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Gaia Data Release 3: New space data serves as ‘complete step change’ in understanding of our Universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/gaia-dr3
Space scientists have today (Monday) announced the discovery of a ‘super Jupiter’ orbiting a white dwarf, the first detected using direct...
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Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/endurance-launch
A Leicester expert in space weather has helped launch a NASA mission from deep within the Arctic Circle which could uncover unique features of our...