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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/11/neptune-is-cooler-than-we-thought-study-reveals-unexpected-changes-in-atmospheric-temperatures/
New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.
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Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/02/08/saturns-high-altitude-winds-generate-an-extraordinary-aurorae/
Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.
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Ice Giant Systems as the Next Step in our Exploration of the Solar System
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/09/ice-giant-systems-as-the-next-step-in-our-exploration-of-the-solar-system/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 November 2020 Dr. Leigh N. Fletcher introduces a special issue of Phil. Trans.
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Air pollution to become worlds leading cause of premature death by 2050
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/air-pollution-to-become-world2019s-leading-cause-of-premature-death-by-2050
Leading experts will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world’s top environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades - at an event on Wednesday 25 November.
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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Conversations With… Dr Tom Stallard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/20/conversations-with-dr-tom-stallard/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 November 2020 Dr Tom Stallard is the Post-graduate Tutor in the School of Physics and Astronomy as well as being an Associate Professor of Planetary Astronomy.
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Can Black Hole Tidal Disruptions Leave Remnants?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/22/can-black-hole-tidal-disruptions-leave-remnants/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 April 2020 A guest blog from Professor Andrew King on black holes and observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton.
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(In)visible Convict Heritage on Rottnest Island
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/03/16/rottnest-convict-heritage/
Blog on heritage of convict aboriginal history on Rottnest Island also known as Wadjemup, West Australia
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Sharp eyes to the skies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/30/sharp-eyes-to-the-skies-how-satellites-are-helping-tackle-climate-change/
How satellites are helping tackle climate change
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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.