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• Most distant detection of a black hole swallowing a star

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/black-hole-swallowing-star

  A University of Leicester astronomer has led an international team that determined the distance of the furthest black hole consuming a star detected to date.

• Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor

  International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore

• MESSENGER

  https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/about/messenger

  There have been two previous missions to Mercury; NASA’s Mariner 10 mission, which completed three flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975, and MESSENGER. MESSENGER was the first mission to orbit Mercury.

• Who owned the Wicked Bible?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/23/who-owned-the-wicked-bible/

  Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 23, 2015 It’s been reported in the news this week  that a copy of the so called “Wicked Bible” is to be auctioned at Bonhams in November.

• Leicester alumni recognised in New Year Honours 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/new-year-honours

  Outstanding achievements by University of Leicester alumni have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List for 2022. Awards include recognition for a bestselling author and a Paralympic Gold-winning athlete.

• Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/richard-iii-discovery-at-the-royal-society-summer-exhibition

  The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.

• Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify the man who shaped early America

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/richard-iii-geneticist-leads-dna-search-to-identify-the-man-who-shaped-early-america

  The University of Leicester geneticist who led the DNA identification of the ‘The King under the car park’ –Richard III – has been called upon to help identify the headless remains believed to be those of a man ‘who shaped early America’.

• Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: P

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/page/2/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Leicester “leads the way” on new National Space Strategy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/uk-space-strategy

  The University of Leicester has today (Monday) welcomed publication of the UK Government’s new National Space Strategy.

• Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt.3)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/04/23/keep-calm-and-scroll-on-pt-3/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 23, 2020   Exterior of the Library, c.