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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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7th February 2014 Sol 537
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/02/07/7th-february-2014-sol-537/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2014 We now have a wide view of Dingo Gap, our route, over a dune in the foreground, and towards Mt. Sharp. This image is a mosaic of MastCam photos. The centre of the valley points west.
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27th November 2015 Sol 1176
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/11/27/27th-november-2015-sol-1176/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 27, 2015 We have reached the Bagnold Dunes and are driving through a gap. The dark colour is due to the iron and magnesium-rich composition of the sand grains (minerals like olivine and pyroxene).
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19th Octobe 2016 Sol 1495
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/10/19/19th-octobe-2016-sol-1495/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2016 Curiosity has been drilling at Sabina as we continue our Murray formation investigations. Meanwhile Trace Gas Orbiter has successfully been placed in orbit.
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Learn some showstopper science with Bake Off stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/josh-webinar
Dr Josh Smalley is joined by 2022 Great British Bake Off winner Dr Syabira Yusoff for an online event on 11 February that will explore the science behind their bakes
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Diabetes 'tidal wave' imminent for young people, says global expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/diabetes-tidal-wave-young-people-report-melanie-davies
The increased time young people are spending on digital channels, such as TV subscription services and gaming, is creating a new culture of “sedentary children”, with a leading professor calling for urgent action to “change mindsets” on diabetes following the publication of a...
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14th March 2016 Sol 1282
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/14/14th-march-2016-sol-1282/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 14, 2016 Today the latest addition to the Mars mission flotilla was launched by ESA and Roscosmos. Trace Gas Orbiter was launched on a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 313: New Jersey Shelf
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2009-10/new-jersey
April 2009 continuing to July 2009 Unravelling global sea level changes from the effects of subsidence and sediment supply requires a fundamental understanding of passive margin sedimentation.
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Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2348
Module code: HS2348 The end of three hundred years of the Romanov dynasty marked the beginning of a dramatically different era in Russian history. V.I.
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Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs2348
Module code: HS2348 The end of three hundred years of the Romanov dynasty marked the beginning of a dramatically different era in Russian history. V.I.