Leicester Researchers and the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC)
Planetary Scientists from the University of Leicester have played a leading role in the first Virtual Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC). The EPSC conference is the annual gathering of the Europlanet Society, which was scheduled to happen in Grenada this September. A year on from a fabulous conference in Geneva, the planetary community is now spread […]
Monitoring Jupiter’s Atmospheric Heartbeat over Three Decades
Long-term infrared monitoring of Jupiter’s equatorial stratosphere over three decades revealed a natural cycle of variable winds and temperatures. New research in Nature Astronomy by Antuñano et al. (2020) has found that this stratospheric cycle can be spectacularly disrupted by global upheavals happening far below. Jupiter, the largest planet of our Solar System, displays some […]
Mars Sample Return is Underway with Mars2020 Launch
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 Blog. Mars Sample Return has been envisaged for many decades but it is only since around 2008 that a feasible architecture has […]
CuppaScience and the James Webb Space Telescope
We highlight Leicester’s involvement in the James Webb Space Telescope, the ambitious new infrared telescope launching in 2021 – with the #CuppaScience Podcast with Naomi Rowe-Gurney. Grab a cuppa and join us for #cuppascience – an informal science chat live from the comfort of your own home! In July 2020, Naomi Rowe-Gurney (@NRoweGurney), a PhD […]
Chasing shadows at Jupiter
On July 17th, 11am-4pm, Leicester planetary scientists Dr. Tom Stallard and Dr. Henrik Melin were live-streaming observations of Ganymede as it passed over the face of Jupiter, using telescopes on the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii. This observation is expected to give us vital new insights into how Jupiter’s extreme upper atmosphere changes as the […]
Lockdown Research Bites
During the 2020 lockdown, Leicester’s College of Science and Engineering showcased a series of virtual lectures over the spring and summer. The College of Science and Engineering hosted a series of 30-minute research seminars over the summer, allowing members of the School of Physics and Astronomy to showcase their latest research. Recordings of these informal […]
Professor Bunce on the BBC Life Scientific
Professor Emma Bunce spoke to Jim al-Khalili about her fascination with the gas giants for the BBC’s Life Scientific on Radio 4. Emma Bunce, Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics and Head of School, was inspired to study the solar system as a child by a TV programme that featured Voyager 2’s flyby of Neptune. She […]
National Space Centre Lockdown Thematic Weeks
During the 2020 lockdown, the National Space Centre continued to engage a national audience with their space-themes videos. The team at the Space Centre ran a series of thematic weeks from April 2020 onwards, showcasing videos and activities that focussed on different topic each week. From Mars to the Moon, from astronauts to rockets, each […]
British Planetary Science Conference 2020
Academic staff and students presented a wide range of work at the 2nd British Planetary Science Conference The 2nd British Planetary Science Conference was held from the 13th-15th of January at the University of Oxford, following from 2017’s inaugural conference in Glasgow. Attendees from the University of Leicester presented their work across 14 talks and […]
Leicester Physicists at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2019
At the beginning of December, members from Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy made their way to San Francisco, USA to present their research at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2019, writes Harneet Sangha. The meeting had over 25,000 attendees, a handful of which were from the University of Leicester. This enormous conference […]
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