Samples from other worlds will be examined by space scientists at the University of Leicester as we continue to study the building blocks of the Solar System. Some of the first particles from asteroid Ryugu – returned by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) probe Hayabusa2 in 2020 – and samples from the Winchcombe meteorite, which […]
Dr. Jenny Carter blogs about Leicester’s involvement in the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, scheduled for launch in 2024. In 2024 the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) will launch and give us a novel view of how the solar wind impinges on the Earth’s magnetosphere and how the high-altitude atmosphere […]
Enormous congratulations to the Backyard Worlds Team, including Leicester scientist Dr. Sarah Casewell, on being the 2021 recipients of a Robert H Goddard award for science. The citation reads: For outstanding contributions to the study of brown dwarfs and the solar neighborhood, and an exceptional demonstration of the power of citizen science. Dr. Casewell is […]
At 16:00 on Wednesday June 30th, Dr Marzia Parisi from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be presenting a seminar titled: “Inside Jupiter: what Juno gravity soundings taught us about the gas giant’s interior during the Prime Mission.” The seminar will be accessible via Teams. Abstract: “The Juno spacecraft has recently completed its Prime Mission in […]
The School of Physics and Astronomy bids a fond farewell to Professor Graham Wynn, PVC Education and Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics. Professor Graham Wynn, PVC Education, has been appointed as PVC Education at Northumbria University. Graham and his family are re-locating back to his home in the North East. He will take up his new […]
June 10th gave skywatchers a glimpse of an awesome celestial phenomenon… albeit through the cloudy skies of Leicestershire. A partial Solar Eclipse occurred on the morning of June 10th, visible from here in the UK, with about 23% coverage from Leicester. The timings of eclipses can be found using timeanddate.com, showing coverage maps and precise […]
Dr Rebeca Garcia Lopez (UCD) The inner regions of protoplanetary disks: an interferometric view. Find the link to the Teams connection in Astrophysics Group>Seminars. Abstract: A first step towards understanding planetary formation is the characterisation of the structure and evolution of protoplanetary discs. Although the large scale disc is understood in some detail, very little […]
Dr. Henrik Melin was interviewed for a feature for @BBCEarth about the greatest of planets – Jupiter. He discusses Juno’s exploration of the giant planet, and highlights some of the latest discoveries. The feature is available to watch on Facebook Watch: https://fb.watch/5ZDdN4Ei0J/
At 14:00 on Wednesday June 9th, 2021, Dr Andrew Wright from the University of St Andrews will be presenting a seminar titled: “What can Magnetic Helicity tell us about Reconnected Magnetic Fields?”. The seminar will be accessible via Teams. Abstract: “Helicity is a measure of the topology of a system and measures the linkage of […]
At 14:00 on Wednesday May 26th, 2021, Dr Martin Archer from Imperial College London will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Magnetopause surface eigenmodes: Theory, observations, and simulations”. This seminar will be accessible via Teams. Abstract: “In physics, a common approach to understanding a dynamical system is to determine its normal modes. Planetary magnetospheres have […]
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