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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
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...
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Planetary astronomers identify cycle of spectacular disturbances at Jupiter’s equator
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...
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Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space
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.
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Gin: The only tonic to Brexit?
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.
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New honorary professor appointed to Department of Physics and Astronomy
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...
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ExoMars landing site revealed
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...
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Space for Growth breakfast event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/01-space-to-grow
Join us for breakfast on Tuesday 6 November, and discover Leicester and Leicestershire’s future space opportunities.
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Minister meets life science and space businesses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-minister-visit
Cabinet Minister Brandon Lewis, was in Leicester today (Thursday 18 October) visiting the University of Leicester and the National Space Centre,...
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Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury
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...
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National politicians discover astronomical potential of Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-astronomical-potential-of-space-park-leicester
Staff presented the Leicester project for space and space-enabled industries at the Labour and Conservative party conferences