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Mercury probe unveiled at the Science Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/mercury-probe-unveiled-at-the-science-museum
The latest mission to the planet Mercury – or rather, a near-exact replica of the probe that will be sent there later this year - touched down at...
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Exploring the transient Universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/exploring-the-transient-universe
A novel mission - to understand how the Universe began and what it is made of – involves Professor Paul O'Brien from our Department of Physics and...
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Relive Leicester space scientists journey on BBCs Astronauts series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/relive-leicester-space-scientist2019s-journey-as-astronauts-returns
From this weekend, you can relive the moments that led to a Leicester space scientist proving that she has what it takes to become an astronaut.
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New views of Jupiter showcases swirling clouds on giant planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/new-views-of-jupiter-showcases-swirling-clouds-on-giant-planet
Members of NASA’s Juno mission team, some of the world’s leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe attended a...
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Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality
Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an...
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Leicester City Science Stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-city-science-stars
Ever wondered what would happen when a group of football professionals, an astronaut in training and 30 children are in one room? Last week more...
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MappAir nationwide air pollution map updated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/mappair-nationwide-air-pollution-map-updated
MappAir – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution – has been updated to include small atmospheric particles that can get...
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ExoMars returns first images of new orbit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/exomars-returns-first-images-of-new-orbit
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has returned the first images of the Red Planet from its new orbit.
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Lift-off for Sentinel-3B climate satellite for real time data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/lift-off-for-sentinel-3b-climate-satellite-for-real-time-data
Scientists at the National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) today welcomed the successful launch of the newest satellite in Europe’s Copernicus...
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Its written in the stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/its-written-in-the-stars
Astronomers today opened one of the last remaining windows on the Universe, publishing the first full 3D census of over one billion stars in our...