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The mystery of the impossible black hole
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/11/mystery-impossible-black-hole/
In September 2020 the LIGO/Virgo team announced the detection of two black holes merging. Two impossible black holes.
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The NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/28/the-nasa-jaxa-global-precipitation-measurement-mission/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 October 2020 Leicester precipitation scientists Daniel Watters and Alessandro Battaglia outline how a NASA-JAXA mission addresses the challenge of global measurement of precipitation.
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Leicester’s Jupiter Research on the BBC Sky at Night
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/17/leicesters-jupiter-research-on-the-bbc-sky-at-night/
The BBC Sky at Night team travelled to the National Space Centre for a special show on five years of the Juno mission, featuring interviews with our Jupiter experts.
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#PlanetarySeminar: NASA’s Dr Paul Mahaffy on Mars from Curiosity and MAVEN
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/28/planetaryseminar-nasas-dr-paul-mahaffy-on-mars-from-curiosity-and-maven/
Dr Paul Mahaffy, NASA AMES, SAM (MSL) and MAVEN Principal Investigator, will talk about Martian Organics, Isotopes, and the Evolution of Habitability Explored in Gale Crater with the Curiosity Rover and from Orbit with the MAVEN mission.
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Charles Cockell on Astrobiology: National Space Centre Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/12/charles-cockell-on-astrobiology-national-space-centre-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 November 2020 Join the National Space Centre on Friday 13 November at 19:00 for a special #SciFRI, as Charles Cockell, Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh takes part in a live Q&A...
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Celebrating our 2020 Physics and Astronomy Prizes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/22/celebrating-our-2020-physics-and-astronomy-prizes/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 July 2020 The School of Physics and Astronomy has announced the 2020 recipients of our undergraduate prizes.
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Dr. Suzie Imber on WomenInSTEM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/05/07/dr-suzie-imber-on-womeninstem/
Dr. Suzie Imber on WomenInSTEM
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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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World Space Week at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/04/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre-2/
Celebrate World Space Week with a very special mission to the National Space Centre (sleepover optional!) Space Lates is an evening created for people who want to know more – those who have an interest in astronomy, space missions, and the exciting research happening here in...
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Physics and Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/paul_mcmillan/
Centenary celebrations Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925. A class of 10 students were enrolled, and a single lecturer appointed.