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Most distant detection of a black hole swallowing a star
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ astronomer has led an international team that determined the distance of the furthest black hole consuming a star...
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
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Leicester space scientists will contribute to a huge new telescope, made up of identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, to track down...
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Astronomers look ahead to first light from JWST
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Leicester space scientists will join a group of global experts investigating fundamental questions about our Universe, after being granted time to...
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Scientists deliver world-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror
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Space scientists at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have delivered a completely new type of super-lightweight X-ray telescope mirror to study the...
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ISS Commander shows support for Â鶹ÊÓƵ
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The Commander of the International Space Station (ISS), Alexei Ovchinin who took over command in July 2019 has thrilled students and academics at...
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Space School celebrates 30 years since launch
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Space School UK is celebrating its 30th anniversary in July 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landings.
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Leicester Professor to lead UK Space Science Strategy
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Professor Martin Barstow has been appointed as Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Science Programme Advisory Committee, leading the UK's approach to...
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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
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A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the...