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February 27th 2013 Sol 200
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/27/february-27th-2013-sol-200/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 27, 2013 We now have material within Curiosity for the SAM mass spectrometer and the CheMin X-ray Diffraction.
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20th September 2016 Sol 1466
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/09/20/20th-september-2016-sol-1466/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2016 We have got down a new self portrait of Curiosity from MAHLI. This shows the Murray Butte number 12 – where we have just been drilling – in the ChemCam mirror.
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24th September 2014 Sol 758
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/24/24th-september-2014-sol-758/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 24, 2014 We are drilling at Pahrump (named after an old Shoshone, native American settlement in what is now Nevada).
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The Impact of Mega-Constellations on Astronomy – Zooniverse Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/08/05/the-impact-of-mega-constellations-on-astronomy-zooniverse-project/
Leicester undergraduate Megan Perks is part of an ESA internship group researching the impact of mega-constellation satellites on space-based telescopes.
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Space instrument gets good vibrations in major step for solar wind mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/smile
A cutting-edge x-ray telescope has shaken off a University of Leicester test that put it through the rigours of being launched into space.
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Physics & Astronomy: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/4/
#PlanetarySeminar: NASA’s Dr Paul Mahaffy on Mars from Curiosity and MAVEN Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 September 2022 Dr Paul Mahaffy, NASA AMES, SAM (MSL) and MAVEN Principal Investigator, will talk about Martian...
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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Physics Research Bites are back! The Solar System from JWST
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/10/physics-research-bites-are-back-the-solar-system-from-jwst/
Interested in getting a glimpse of the latest research happening right here at the University of Leicester? Join us Friday 14th October in Room E (F23) of the physics building for the first Research Bites talk of the year; featuring Dr Henrik Melin discussing the recent...
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TEDxLeicester to take satellite technology one step beyond
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/tedxleicester-to-take-satellite-technology-2018one-step-beyond2019
Some of the innovative and cutting-edge applications that satellite technology and its data are being put to will be explored in a TEDxLeicester event in partnership with the University of Leicester and the National Space Centre.
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1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship
University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine or cult room, suggesting the site of Leicester Cathedral has seen religious observance for nearly 1,800 years