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Leicester scientist lends insight into Hubble ‘shadow play’ around planet-forming disc
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/shadow-planet-disc
University of Leicester scientist contributed modelling to new study to give insight into warping of protoplanetary discs by planets.
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A change of plan for Juno’s orbit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/11/14/a-change-of-plan-for-junos-orbit/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on November 14, 2016 This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter.
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Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/jwst-first-light
Scientists and engineers from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester have been part of the Webb project for more than 20 years and have been involved in the design, manufacture and testing of Webb’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI).
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Planetary Atmospheres
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/planetary-atmospheres
Planetary atmospheres exhibit an incredible diversity across the worlds of our Solar System, from the enormous hydrogen-rich atmospheres of the Gas Giants, to the terrestrial atmospheres of Venus, Earth, Mars and Titan, to the tenuous and thin air surrounding worlds like...
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Conversations with… Duncan Ross
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/23/conversations-with-duncan-ross/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 April 2021 Duncan is the head of the electronics workshop in the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester, as well as being the group safety supervisor.
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Leicester scientists celebrate anniversary of game-changing satellite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/swift-anniversary
The University of Leicester celebrates 20 years of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which it developed key technology for continues to lead the UK’s data analysis efforts
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Physics and Astronomy Summer 2021 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/24/physics-and-astronomy-summer-2021-digest/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 September 2021 As we look ahead to a brand new academic year, and with life returning to campus for Leicester’s Centenary Year , the Physics Community team would like to share some of the news stories that...
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SMILE Mission
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/projects/smile-mission
ESA/CAS mission SMILE to study the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
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Prestigious awards for University of Leicester from the Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/11-prestigious-awards-university-of-leicester-from-royal-astronomical-society
Prestigious awards for University of Leicester from the Royal Astronomical Society Space|University of Leicester academics recognised for their work in planetary and space science Two University of Leicester academics, Dr Tom Stallard and Dr Nial Tanvir, both from the...
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JWST
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/james-webb-space-telescope
University of Leicester scientists are involved in the James Webb Space Telescope mission, and the MIRI instrument.