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• Jupiter space mission in spotlight at public lecture

  Date: 31 Mar 2023

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  A special event at Space Park Leicester will reveal fascinating insights into an exciting new mission to study Jupiter’s large, ocean-bearing icy...

• Phenomenal space explosion astonishes Leicester researchers and shines a light on our own galaxy

  Date: 28 Mar 2023

  /news/2023/march/gamma-ray-burst-swift

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers have played crucial roles in discovering and analysing a gamma-ray burst at least 10 times brighter than...

• 40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter

  Date: 20 Dec 2022

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  An international team of scientists, including at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in...

• Leicester scientists reveal new insights into the evolution of our solar system

  Date: 19 Dec 2022

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  Scientists in Leicester have been involved in a ground-breaking study of the most primitive building blocks of our solar system.

• Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket

  Date: 16 Dec 2022

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  Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, Â鶹ÊÓƵ...

• Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape

  Date: 10 Oct 2022

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists and European Southern Observatory release new images of Jupiter’s moons taken from a ground-based telescope.

• New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events

  Date: 21 Jul 2022

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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...

• Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester

  Date: 13 Jul 2022

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  Astounding images telling the story of a hidden universe through every phase of its cosmic history have been revealed for the first time at Space...

• Our Space Heritage: Public event to celebrate Leicester’s long-standing space expertise

  Date: 22 Jun 2022

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  Members of the public will have the opportunity to hear from one of Leicester’s space pioneers at a special event celebrating the city’s space...

• Gaia Data Release 3: New space data serves as ‘complete step change’ in understanding of our Universe

  Date: 13 Jun 2022

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  Space scientists have today (Monday) announced the discovery of a ‘super Jupiter’ orbiting a white dwarf, the first detected using direct...