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Gaia Data Release 3: New space data serves as ‘complete step change’ in understanding of our Universe
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...
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Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin
Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our...
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Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere
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...
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James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures first star
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.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
An international team of environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the...
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Leicester space scientists celebrate milestone moment for James Webb Space Telescope
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...
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/neptune-temperature
New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly...
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
New research led by palaeobiologists at the University of Leicester has identified startling similarities between the mouths of grasshoppers and...
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Tim Peake to feature on expert panel: ‘What can space do for us?’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/space-park-conversations-tech
Experts from the worlds of science and technology including ESA astronaut Tim Peake will join a special panel discussion at the launch of Space...
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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the...