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New earthbased images prepare for Junos encounter with Jupiters Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-earth-based-images-prepare-for-juno2019s-encounter-with-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot
A space scientist from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been involved in new Jupiter imagery from two telescopes in Hawaii that is providing context for upcoming close-ups of the Great Red Spot by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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mkj13
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/matthew_james/
PlanetarySeminar: Solar wind and planetary magnetospheres coupling: macrophysical and microphysical processes.
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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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Focus on synthetic biology in prize lecture at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/focus-on-synthetic-biology-in-prize-lecture-at-university-of-leicester
The winner of the Institute of Physics Tom Duke Prize, Andrew Turberfield, a Professor of Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, is to deliver his prize lecture at the University of Leicester.
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Young entrepreneurs in the making reach final of national enterprise skills competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/young-entrepreneurs-in-the-making-reach-final-of-national-business-competition
Two University of Leicester teams were coached by the Doctoral College to take part in the recent highly prestigious Young Entrepreneur Scheme (YES) heats, with one team lined up to take part in the national finals.
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Prof. Anu Ojha and the Space Industry – National Space Centre Live Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/24/prof-anu-ojha-and-the-space-industry-national-space-centre-live-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 February 2021 Join the National Space Centre online for a future space and careers LIVE Q&A with Professor Anu Ojha OBE, this Friday 26 February 19:00-20:00.
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Leicester Physicist Competing in Famelab 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/24/leicester-physicist-competing-in-famelab-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 April 2020 Leicester physicist takes part in the FameLab Northern Heat.
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Mars Sample Return is Underway with Mars2020 Launch
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/30/mars-sample-return-is-underway-with-mars2020-launch/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 July 2020 With the successful launch of Mars2020 from Cape Canaveral today the first stage in a long and complex sample return plan is finally underway – John Bridges explains on the Mars Science Laboratory...
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Conversations With… Cassiopeia Lakin
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/29/conversations-with-cassiopeia-lakin/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2020 Cassiopeia Lakin is an Electronics Technician in the School of Physics and Astronomy. She builds and tests equipment within the department and repairs any issues she identifies.
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er198
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/enrico_ragusa/
AstroSeminar – Geoffroy Lesur (Grenoble) – Wed 24th Feb, 3pm Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 February 2021 The Wednesday seminar this week (24th of Feb) will be delivered by Dr. Geoffroy Lesur (Grenoble) at usual time (3pm).