An innovative start-up on a mission to make space more accessible to businesses is now taking advantage of world-leading facilities at Space Park Leicester.
A cutting-edge x-ray telescope has shaken off a test that put it through the rigours of being launched into space, in a major milestone for a mission to study the effects of the solar wind.
A team of scientists at the University of Leicester have lent their expertise to test a space telescope that will search for some of the Universe’s most extreme and elusive explosions.
Space innovators, government officials and entrepreneurs from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa visited Space Park Leicester and the National Space Centre during the UK-Africa Space-Technology Knowledge Exchange.
A space scientist, whose influence has reached throughout the solar system, and the University’s Chancellor, who encourages students to ‘reach for the stars’, are among this year’s recipients of New Year’s Honours.
A behind-the-scenes account of Leicester’s role in one of the most innovative missions to explore life on Mars has been released online just days before the mission landing’s 20th anniversary.
University of Leicester space scientists are marking the anniversary of a space telescope that aims to create the most accurate and detailed 3D map of our galaxy.
Space Park Leicester is establishing a new collaboration with AWE which will explore manufacturing development, testing and qualification methods to support future space science and exploration missions. The collaboration will bring additional employment opportunities to Leicester.
A ‘twin’ of the world’s wetlands is to be created by Leicester scientists from satellite data, mathematical models and artificial intelligence to help monitor and reduce methane emissions.
Space Park Leicester is thrilled to invite the public to join an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the landing of the Beagle 2 Mars Lander on Christmas Day 2003, an extraordinary mission that captivated the world's attention.
