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Wednesday 9th Jan. 2013 Sol 153
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/14/wednesday-9th-jan-2013-sol-153/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 14, 2013 Another first for Curiosity’s instruments. We have deployed the brush (which is a rotating implement on the robotic arm) for the first time.
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Explore faith
https://le.ac.uk/chaplaincy/about-us/explore-faith
If you're interested in joining our next Alpha, let us know and we'll be sure to send you an invite. Of course, if you're not sure, you can always come to the first session to try it out.|The chaplaincy is a safe space to explore matters of faith and belief.
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19th October 2014 Sol 783
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/19/19th-october-2014-sol-783/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2014 Today marks the closest approach of Comet Siding Spring to Mars. Curiosity will be pointing MastCam and ChemCam towards it, and have been practising targeting at stars like Spica.
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Wednesday 5th September Sol 29
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/05/wednesday-5th-september-sol-29/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 5, 2012 We have been making initial analyses of the Mars atmosphere using SAM (Surface Analysis at Mars) which includes a mass spectrometer with gas chromatography.
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24th January 2014 Sol 522
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/01/24/24th-january-2014-sol-522/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 24, 2014 The Science Magazine papers about Yellowknife Bay have just been published: http://www.sciencemag.
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17th December 2014 Sol 840
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/12/17/17th-december-2014-sol-840/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 17, 2014 I am at the American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco. The big MSL news here is the publication of our discovery of methane in the martian atmosphere.
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New cell treatment could combat ageing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/senescent-cell-clearance
An international team of researchers have identified a new method for clearing senescent cells, which could transform treatments for ageing and related conditions.
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Sunday 30th December Sol 143
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/30/sunday-30th-december-sol-143/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 30, 2012 Gale Crater is named after Walter Frederick Gale, an Australian astronomer in the early 20 th century (1865-1945).
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31st May 2013 Sol 291
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/31/31st-may-2013-sol-291/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 31, 2013 The first paper about our results after landing has just been published.
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Leicester Peace Talks: Public lecture on post-WW2 migration experiences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-postww2-immigration
A public lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 November will explore how Government policies around immigration from the Caribbean have affected individuals.