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• New asteroid catalogue allows glimpse into Solar System’s rock history

  Date: 21 Apr 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/asteroid-catalogue-solar-system-rock-history-1-770

  Researchers at University of Leicester and the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur use Gaia satellite data to collect spectra from our asteroid belt

• Discovery of three giant planets could provide rare glimpse into early solar systems

  Date: 20 Apr 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/trio-giant-planets-early-solar-systems

  New study from University of Leicester astronomers reveals three planets orbiting other stars, including one of the longest-orbiting transiting...

• Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions

  Date: 13 Apr 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions

  A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...

• New satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’, thanks to Leicester-built telescope

  Date: 31 Mar 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/satellite-earth-magnetic-shield-leicester-built-telescope

  Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...

• Leicester planet-forming research presented in Parliament

  Date: 18 Mar 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/planet-forming-research-presented-parliament

  Early career researcher Dr Sahl Rowther attend STEM in BRITAIN event where he showcased his research on the protoplanetary discs that birth...

• Leicester experts investigate ways scientists can safely collect extra-terrestrial samples

  Date: 16 Feb 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/leicester-experts-extra-terrestrial-samples

  New paper by team based at Space Park Leicester explores challenges of safely collecting extra-terrestrial materials for their Double Walled...

• Space research legacy explored in UK Space Agency and DSIT visit to University of Leicester’s space hub

  Date: 13 Jan 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/uk-space-agency-dsit-visit-space-park

  University of Leicester hosted a delegation of senior staff at Space Park Leicester from the UK Space Agency and the Department of Science,...

• University of Leicester lecturer wins Global Space Award

  Date: 10 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/lecturer-global-space-award

  Dr Beatriz Sanchez-Cano recognised for her leadership of the Mars Magnetosphere Atmosphere Ionosphere and Space-weather Science (M-MATTISSE) mission

• Japanese space companies explore collaborating with the UK at Space Park Leicester

  Date: 10 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/japanese-space-companies-collaborating-space-park-leicester

  Representatives from seven innovative Japanese start-ups visited Space Park Leicester as part of the J-StarX SpaceTech Acceleration Programme.

• University of Leicester telescope to launch next Spring

  Date: 4 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/telescope-launch-spring-smile

  The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission is led by the University of Leicester