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                    Chang’e 5: China launches Sample Return Mission to the Moonhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/26/change-5-china-launches-sample-return-mission-to-the-moon/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 November 2020 Professor John Bridges reports on the successful launch of a new Chinese mission to return samples from the Moon, in this blog post reprinted from The Conversation . 
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                    Yearbook Physics Astronomyhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/18/announcing-the-2020-yearbook/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 18 December 2020 Twelve months ago, as the Leicester Physics News Team were pulling together stories for our first-ever Yearbook 2019 , we could never have imagined the strange world we find ourselves in at... 
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                    Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community inhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/7/ Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy. 
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                    Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community inhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/11/ Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy. 
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                    Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscapehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/11/sharpest-earth-based-images-of-europa-and-ganymede-reveal-their-icy-landscape/ The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope on Earth. 
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                    Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community inhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/23/ Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy. 
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                    Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatureshttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/11/neptune-is-cooler-than-we-thought-study-reveals-unexpected-changes-in-atmospheric-temperatures/ New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades. 
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                    First JWST Images – What do they Show?https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/14/first-jwst-images-what-do-they-show/ Professor Martin Barstow wrote in the Conversation to explain what JWST's first, amazing images show – and how it will change astronomy. 
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                    Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary auroraehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/02/08/saturns-high-altitude-winds-generate-an-extraordinary-aurorae/ Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn. 
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