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UK plays leading role as landmark mission launches to unlock secrets of Earth’s magnetic shield
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/landmark-mission-launches-earth-magnetic-shield-smile
SMILE launches to provide first complete picture of how Earth’s magnetic field responds to the solar wind, improving predictions of solar storms...
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Business leader honoured by University of Leicester for nation-building legacy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/business-leader-honoured-alumni-university-leicester-nation-building-legacy
A lifelong career dedicated to excellence in business, transforming education and creating opportunity in Nigeria has been celebrated by the...
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New launch date for satellite carrying Leicester-built telescope studying Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/launch-satellite-telescope-earth-magnetic-shield
Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...
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ispace and University of Leicester sign Payload Service Agreement for lunar Raman spectrometer mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/ispace-university-leicester-payload-service-agreement-lunar-mission
A University of Leicester team will deliver the instrument, to be transported to the moon on an ispace lunar lander
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New asteroid catalogue allows glimpse into Solar System’s rock history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/asteroid-catalogue-solar-system-rock-history-1-770
Researchers at University of Leicester and the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur use Gaia satellite data to collect spectra from our asteroid belt
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Discovery of three giant planets could provide rare glimpse into early solar systems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/trio-giant-planets-early-solar-systems
New study from University of Leicester astronomers reveals three planets orbiting other stars, including one of the longest-orbiting transiting...
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Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions
A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...
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New satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’, thanks to Leicester-built telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/satellite-earth-magnetic-shield-leicester-built-telescope
Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...
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Leicester planet-forming research presented in Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/planet-forming-research-presented-parliament
Early career researcher Dr Sahl Rowther attend STEM in BRITAIN event where he showcased his research on the protoplanetary discs that birth...
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University of Leicester hosts contest to find the world’s brightest young economists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/university-leicester-hosts-olympiad-worlds-brightest-young-economists
Some of the brightest minds in the Midlands converged on the University of Leicester for a competition to find the best young economists in the world.