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• Potential new worlds rescued by citizens of Earth

  Date: 25 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/planet-hunters

  Team of astronomers at University of Leicester are following up on potential planet discoveries by citizen scientists

• Community celebrates Earth Day at Space Park Leicester

  Date: 24 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/space-park-earth-day

  Space Park Leicester celebrated Earth Day as Wolsey House Primary School pupils and members of the public joined experts from the National Centre...

• Trailblazing astrophysicist and champion of women in science to deliver University of Leicester public lecture

  Date: 22 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/jocelyn-bell

  Two science superstars will converge at the University of Leicester for a special public lecture, next month.

• Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists

  Date: 18 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/black-hole

  Most massive black hole in our galaxy spotted by team including scientists from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester

• New analysis reveals the brutal history of the Winchcombe meteorite’s journey through space

  Date: 16 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/winchcombe-meteorite

  Famous meteorite undergoes scientific analysis, including advanced electron microscopy at University of Leicester, providing insight into the...

• Asteroid fragments narrow down timeframe for giant planets’ current orbits

  Date: 16 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/giant-planet-instability

  University of Leicester-led study suggests that the orbital instability of the giant planets happened between 60-100 million years after the...

• Moon may have influenced Stonehenge builders says English Heritage

  Date: 15 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/moon-stonehenge

  Lunar standstill in 2024 offers rare opportunity to investigate.

• National planetary science conference to be hosted in Leicester for first time

  Date: 11 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/british-planetary-science-conference

  The four-day British Planetary Science Conference 2024 will be staged at Space Park Leicester and the National Space Centre from 18 - 21 June.

• Leicester engineers work on power systems for lunar rovers

  Date: 8 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/power-lunar-rovers

  Researchers at University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester are part of a consortium developing power systems for lunar rovers that combine...

• Over £2 million funding enables international collaboration for space research at University of Leicester

  Date: 8 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/uksa-bilateral-funding

  Two research groups at University of Leicester received UK Space Agency funding to support international partnerships