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Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/02/03/juno-and-hubble-data-reveal-electromagnetic-tug-of-war-lights-up-jupiters-upper-atmosphere/
New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights up aurorae in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, using a combination of data from NASA’s Juno probe and the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/jupiter-tug-of-war
Dr Jonathan Nichols is a Reader in Planetary Auroras at the University of Leicester and corresponding author for the study.
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24th July 2017 Sol 1765 Solar Conjunction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/07/24/24th-july-2017-sol-1765-solar-conjunction/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 24, 2017 No new photos from Mars Science laboratory. Why? We have reached Solar Conjunction – this is the time in the planets’ orbits when Mars is obscured from the Earth by the Sun.
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Celebrating the Launch of JWST
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/26/celebrating-the-launch-of-jwst/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 December 2021 Space scientists at the University of Leicester are celebrating the launch of the most advanced space observatory ever built. After 25 years and a $10bn (£7.
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Nuclear Graphite
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/hercules/case-studies/nuclear-graphite
Preparation of free-standing pillar Nuclear Graphite Graphite is hugely important for the construction of both historical and modern nuclear reactors [1], acting as a neutron moderator.
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Student and alumnus to take on 3100 mile trek across the USA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/student-and-alumnus-to-take-on-3-100-mile-trek-across-the-usa
Two amateur hikers from our University are daring to take on a gruelling walk across the diverse landscape of the United States, documenting the extraordinary environments that they travel through.
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Available Vectors
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/facilities-and-technologies/protex/available-vectors
list of available vectors
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/6/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Special comedy event and animated film in honour of playwright and provocateur Joe Orton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/special-comedy-event-and-animated-film-in-honour-of-playwright-and-provocateur-joe-orton
To mark 50 years since the death of Joe Orton, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Chris Shepherd is collaborating with Dr Emma Parker from our School of Arts on an Arts Council-funded project inspired by prank letters of complaint that Orton penned using the pseudonym Mrs Edna Welthorpe.
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Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir
Initial designs show some similarities to JWST, with a segmented telescope assembly and large sunshade to be deployed in orbit. But LUVOIR would boast a segmented mirror up to 16m in diameter – compared to the current record 6m diameter array fitted to JWST.