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Leicester researchers design and build instrument to explore the surface of Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-researchers-design-and-build-instrument-to-explore-the-surface-of-mercury
An instrument designed and built by Leicester researchers, which will help to unlock the secrets of Mercury’s surface, has been shipped from the Space Research Centre to the European Space Agency, where it will be integrated with the BepiColombo spacecraft which is...
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MIXS Goals
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/mixs/goals
MIXS has three main science objectives. These scientific goals are heavily linked to the goals of the Solar intensity X-ray Spectrometer (SIXS) which measures the spectrum of X-rays emitted by the Sun and the concentrations of particles in Mercury’s environment.
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Space Park Leicester featured in ESA’s new video series on the SMILE mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/smile-video
The University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester's contribution to the SMILE mission is featured in a video series from the European Space Agency.
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SMILE SXI Passes Critical Milestone
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/05/11/smile-sxi-passes-critical-milestone/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 11 May 2023 The SMILE SXI Instrument has recently passed the Instrument-level Critical Design Review (CDR), gaining approval from ESA technical experts to proceed with the build, test and...
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Presessional English Language 10 weeks (minimum IELTS 5.5): Module D
https://le.ac.uk/courses/presessional-10-weeks/2025
Presessional English language course for Intensive General and Academic English. Our 10-week presessional programme will give you the English language and academic skills you need for successful study at a UK university.
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Precision medicine
https://le.ac.uk/lung-health/research/precision-medicine
Much of the work carried out by the Respiratory Theme falls under the description of Precision Medicine.
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Oadby telescope in black hole study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/oadby-telescope-in-black-hole-study
A telescope in Oadby is playing a crucial part in observing a rare astronomical phenomenon. NASA's Swift satellite detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from the constellation Cygnus on June 15, just before 2:32 p.m. EDT.
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Sunday 9th September Sol 34
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/10/sunday-9th-september-sol-34/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 10, 2012 Just like in a terrestrial laboratory we have to analyse standards of known composition.
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Cosmic blast hunter SVOM to launch with optimal optics from Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/svom-mxt
Mission to find gamma ray bursts is latest to use technology from University of Leicester in x-ray optics
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