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International award for Beagle 2 team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/international-award-for-beagle-2-team
The combined Beagle 2 industrial and academic team has won the 2015 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Industry/Project Team.
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Mountain climbing space physicist scales new heights to advance science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/mountain-climbing-space-physicist-scales-new-heights-to-advance-science
Dr Suzie Imber from the Department of Physics and Astronomy is preparing to embark on a comprehensive study of South America's Andes mountain range in the hope of answering questions about everything from the hardiness of bacteria in extreme environments to climate...
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Space scientist to give talk on space exploration as Tim Peake embarks on his first spacewalk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/space-scientist-to-give-talk-on-space-exploration-as-tim-peake-embarks-on-his-first-spacewalk
As British astronaut Tim Peake takes his first steps outside the International Space Station, enthusiasts are invited to watch the historic event and listen to a talk by Professor John Bridges (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the...
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Leicester student is one of only eight in the world to win astronomy competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-student-is-one-of-only-eight-in-the-world-to-win-astronomy-competition
A student from Space Research Centre is one of only eight people in the world – and the only one in the UK – to win a place to visit one the world’s most advanced telescopes, travel to the most arid desert in the world – and sleep where James Bond did! Second...
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Plaque to mark Barwell Christmas Eve meteorite unveiled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/green-plaque-to-mark-barwell-meteorite-which-landed-in-1965-unveiled
A green plaque marking the surprise arrival of a large meteorite in the village of Barwell on Christmas Eve in 1965 has been unveiled at the junction of Chapel Street and Dawson's Lane - close to the site of the meteorite fall.
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Jupiters vivid auroras captured by Hubble
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/jupiters-vivid-auroras-captured-by-hubble
Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter.
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Less than two weeks until GREAT touchdown in Hong Kong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/less-than-two-weeks-until-great-touchdown-in-hong-kong
The GREAT Festival of Innovation is closing fast and plans are coming together at Leicester for an out of this world experience.
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Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/future-astronauts-experience-exploring-new-worlds
Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds 300| Lanzarote stands in for an alien planet as Leicester scientist helps train ESA astronauts.
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Mercury probe unveiled at the Science Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/mercury-probe-unveiled-at-the-science-museum
The latest mission to the planet Mercury – or rather, a near-exact replica of the probe that will be sent there later this year - touched down at London’s Science Museum this week. And two Leicester space scientists were there to welcome it.
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EarthSense partnership maps clean air cycle routes in Britains cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/earthsense-partnership-maps-city-clean-air-cycle-routes-in-britains-cities
A project combining Ordnance Survey (OS) geospatial data with real-time air quality data from EarthSense Systems is set to highlight clean cycle routes in Britain’s cities. EarthSense Systems is a joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and our University.