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• Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket

  Date: 16 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine

  Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester...

• Ministerial visit showcases Space Park Leicester’s industry boost

  Date: 31 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/treasury-minister-visit

  Felicity Buchan MP, formerly Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, recently visited Space Park Leicester.

• 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.

• Leicester maths graduates awarded fellowships with National Institute for Health and Care Research

  Date: 15 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/rahma-mahfuza-nihr

  Two University of Leicester graduates have been awarded fellowships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

• 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...

• Researchers create ‘Covid computer’ to speed up diagnosis

  Date: 1 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/covid-computers

  Researchers at the University of Leicester have created a new AI tool that can detect Covid-19.

• 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...