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Leicester astronomers comment as Juno arrives at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-astronomers-comment-as-juno-arrives-at-jupiter
After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit this morning during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53 pm.
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Research facilities
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities
We support major experimental research activities in the Schools of Chemistry, Engineering, and Physics, and aim to promote the advancement of multidisciplinary research activities across the Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Tamaraudoubra Tom Egbe
https://le.ac.uk/people/tom-egbe
The academic profile of Dr Tamaraudoubra Tom Egbe who specialise in International Carriage of Goods by Sea, Marine Insurance, and International Sale of Goods.
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Planetary Science with JWST
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/james-webb-space-telescope/planetary-science-with-webb
Leicester planetary scientists are leading observations of the Solar System from the James Webb Space Telescope and MIRI.
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Introduction to Astrophysics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/intro-astro
Combine this unit with two others to form the module 'Introduction to Physics Specialisms' Astrophysics is the branch of physics concerned with using the laws of physics to understand the Universe and its constituent parts.
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Technical team and facilities
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/technical-team-and-facilities
Technical team and facilities available from the space projects and instrumentation group located at Space Park Leicester
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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/swift
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory data centre is hosted at the University of Leicester, and was initially designed to follow up Gamma-Ray bursts.
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Atmospheric Composition and Air Quality
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/earth-observation-science/atmospheric-composition-and-air-quality
We make extensive use of Earth observations to address issues of pressing societal need.
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Exoplanets and Planet Formation
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/planet-formation
The last few years have seen an explosion in our knowledge of extra-solar planets, and we now understand that most, if not all stars host planetary systems.
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Principles of Science
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt1001
Module code: NT1001 This module will provide you with an introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, chemistry, and physics.