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Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists
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
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Advanced Research Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pa4900
Module code: PA4900 This module gives you an opportunity to take part in real scientific investigation, tackling open research questions under the guidance of a member of academic staff.
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Advanced Research Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pa4900
Module code: PA4900 This module gives you an opportunity to take part in real scientific investigation, tackling open research questions under the guidance of a member of academic staff.
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Advanced Research Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pa4900
Module code: PA4900 This module gives you an opportunity to take part in real scientific investigation, tackling open research questions under the guidance of a member of academic staff.
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The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/02/the-great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-of-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 2 December 2020 A spectacular event is unfolding in the night skies this December, as Jupiter and Saturn appear closer in the sky than at any time in the past four centuries.
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BBC’s Digging for Britain to showcase Leicester Cathedral discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/digging-for-britain
A University of Leicester-led archaeological dig at Leicester Cathedral is to be featured on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain.
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Resources
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Brightest Gamma-Ray Source Detected by Swift
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/13/brightest-gamma-ray-burst-detected-by-swift/
On the afternoon of Sunday 9th October, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) onboard Swift triggered on a new and incredibly bright gamma-ray source - write Kim Page, Andy Beardmore and Phil Evans.
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Drying Congo peatlands threaten to accelerate climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/congo-cop27
Study reveals how the Congo peatlands changed from being a major store of carbon to a source of damaging carbon dioxide emissions.
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Physics & Astronomy: Page 7
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/7/
Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 February 2022 Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.