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PlanetarySeminar: The Geochemistry of Mercury: Results from MESSENGER and Lessons Learned for BepiCo
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/23/planetaryseminar-the-geochemistry-of-mercury-results-from-messenger-and-lessons-learned-for-bepicolombo/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 October 2021 At 14:00 on Wednesday Novembers 3rd, 2021, Dr Larry Nittler from the Carnegie Institution for Science will be presenting a seminar titled: “The Geochemistry of Mercury: Results from MESSENGER and Lessons Learned...
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Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths’-worth of star every time it passes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/black-hole
Massive burst of X-rays detected by University of Leicester astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole.
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1st October 2015 Sol 1121
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/10/01/1st-october-2015-sol-1121/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 1, 2015 Our latest drillhole has gone successfully, at Big Sky.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/people
Our activities in the Centre for Hate Studies are coordinated by Professor Neil Chakraborti, Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Dr Chris Allen and Dr Amy Clarke. They are highly experienced in researching, evaluating and training on hate and extremism-related issues.
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Convicts and the Sea
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2018/07/25/convicts-and-the-sea-the-naval-influence-on-gibraltar-convict-establishment/
Blog about the influence of naval practice on the punishment of convicts on the royal dockyard in Gibraltar in the nineteenth century.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.
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Postgraduate Digital Showcase
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/open-days
Master's degree of PhD, on-campus or online, discover more about our courses and how a Master's can support your career.
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Presessional English Language 30 weeks (minimum IELTS 4.5): Modules B, C and D
https://le.ac.uk/courses/presessional-30-weeks/2025
Presessional English language course for Intensive General and Academic English. Our 30-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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Scientists discover one of the most luminous new stars ever
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-discover-one-of-the-most-luminous-2018new-stars2019-ever
Astronomers have today announced that they have discovered possibly the most luminous ‘new star’ ever – a nova discovered in the direction of one of our closest neighboring galaxies: The Small Magellanic Cloud.
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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