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• Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape

  Date: 10 Oct 2022

  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.

• New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events

  Date: 21 Jul 2022

  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...

• Space data tracks record-breaking UK heatwave

  Date: 18 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nceo-hottest-day

  Earth Observation (EO) experts based at the University of Leicester have laid bare the UK’s record-breaking heatwave with data captured from space.

• Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester

  Date: 13 Jul 2022

  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...

• Our Space Heritage: Public event to celebrate Leicester’s long-standing space expertise

  Date: 22 Jun 2022

  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...

• Gaia Data Release 3: New space data serves as ‘complete step change’ in understanding of our Universe

  Date: 13 Jun 2022

  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...

• Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere

  Date: 12 May 2022

  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...

• James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures first star

  Date: 28 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-first-image

  The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.

• Earth Day: National Space Centre launches Home Planet gallery

  Date: 22 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/home-planet

  The next generation of climate change superheroes discovered the importance of our home in space at the launch of a new National Space Centre...

• Leicester space scientists celebrate milestone moment for James Webb Space Telescope

  Date: 14 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-cooldown

  The cooling down of the UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope has been hailed as a milestone moment by its creators at the...