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• ExoMars rover named after DNA pioneer

  Date: 11 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-exomars

  The European Space Agency has named its new ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, after the DNA pioneer, it has been announced.

• High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star

  Date: 17 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-physics-cocoon

  Image credit: Artist’s impression by Anna Serena Esposito International team of researchers, including the University of Leicester, find evidence...

• Year in review: January - June

  Date: 27 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/27-year-in-review-jan

  From digital innovations and sporting triumphs to sharing our research on a global stage, 2018 has been full of many highlights for the University.

• Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light

  Date: 21 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels

  University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve...

• Planetary astronomers identify cycle of spectacular disturbances at Jupiter’s equator

  Date: 19 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-planetary-astronomers-identify-cycle-spectacular-disturbances-jupiters-equator

  Scientists at the University of Leicester and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory predict next parting of Jupiter’s veil of clouds for 2019 A regular...

• Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space

  Date: 18 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/18-deck-halls-christmas-lights-space

  University of Leicester students have calculated how many Christmas lights are needed to decorate a house to be visible from space.

• Gin: The only tonic to Brexit?

  Date: 10 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-gin-only-tonic-to-brexit

  University of Leicester and Burleighs Gin team up to present a delicious way to engage in Brexit debate.

• New honorary professor appointed to Department of Physics and Astronomy

  Date: 6 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-dr-chris-mutlow-honorary-professor-physics-astronomy

  The University of Leicester’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Leicester Institute of Space and Earth Observation (LISEO) are pleased...

• ExoMars landing site revealed

  Date: 19 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/19-exomars-update

  The landing site for the ExoMars (Exobiology on Mars) mission to search for evidence of life on Mars was chosen earlier this month in a meeting...

• Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury

  Date: 17 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-bepicolombo

  As the BepiColombo spacecraft sets off on its seven year journey to explore the strange world of Mercury this week, it will be carrying a piece of...