Ten Galactic Unite Scholars Selected
Ten undergraduate scholars have been selected as part of the pioneering Galactic Unite scholarship programme at the University of Leicester. The Galactic Unite ‘Keep Looking Up’ Scholarships at the University of Leicester were launched in 2020, with applications invited from all first-year students at the University of Leicester. They are sponsored by Paul and Justine […]
Leicester Awaits the Launch of Webb
University of Leicester scientists and engineers are involved in a major new space telescope, the most advanced observatory every built, scheduled for launch later this year from ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) or simply “Webb”, is seen as a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, but operates primarily […]
Meet Airbus Mars Rover Engineer Abbie Hutty – National Space Centre Live Q&A
Joining the National Space Centre online for a Facebook Live Q&A tonight (January 29th) is Abbie Hutty, mechanical engineer and Locomotion Subsystem Development Manager, Sample Fetch Rover (SFR) at Airbus Space. Did you know that robots heading to Mars are built by Airbus Defence and Space, at the company’s UK facility in Stevenage, UK? Bringing […]
Meet SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Bob and Doug – National Space Centre Q&A
Join our National Space Centre colleagues for a LIVE Space Astronaut Q&A with SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley, this Friday 22 January 19:00-20:00. Thanks to the team at NASA Astronauts, we are delighted to be joined online by joint Operations Commander on the first crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew […]
NASA’s Juno Mission Extended
NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently orbiting Jupiter, has had its mission extended for the next four years. Leicester planetary scientists were delighted to receive the news that NASA has authorised a mission extension, so that Juno – which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 – can continue to deliver new insights into the giant planet. NASA’s […]
PlanetarySeminar: Python tutorial for space physics
Later this month, on Wednesday January 27, Dr Angeline Burrell will be presenting a virtual seminar titled “Python tutorial for space physics”. The seminar will be held over Teams at 14:00 (click here to join). Please see below for her abstract. Abstract: Python is a free and open source programming language that is very useful […]
National Space Centre Live Q&A – Astronaut Jeff Hoffman
Join the team at the National Space Centre for a LIVE Space Q&A with Jeff Hoffman, Friday 15 January, 19:15-20:15. Professor Jeff Hoffman was the first astronaut to log 1,000 hours on the Space Shuttle and is an honorary graduate and Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy. Professor Hoffman […]
SVOM has left the building
An update on the X-ray optic for the Chinese-French satellite SVOM, by Charly Feldman. Further to the post published by Julian Osborne in October, the SVOM FM optic has now completed all its X-ray and environmental testing. It has been shaked and baked and survived all with no noticeable changes! This has been confirmed by in […]
PlanetarySeminar: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Martian Magnetotail
Dr Gina DiBraccio from NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Martian Magnetotail”. The seminar will be held over Microsoft Teams (here) at 14:00 on Wednesday 17th of February 2021. Please see below for her talk abstract. Abstract: The Martian magnetotail is a lively environment, […]
Mission Control Flight Director Gerry Griffin – National Space Centre Live Q&A
Join the National Space Centre for a live Q&A session with Apollo 17 Mission Control Flight Director Gerry Griffin, as part of their LIVE Space Q&A sessions this Friday December 11th. Join the National Space centre on Facebook Live on Friday 11 December at 19:00 GMT for a Q&A with the man in the driving […]
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