Leicester scientists scouring skies for falling fireballs
A special camera has been installed at Space Park Leicester to detect fireballs and help scientists more efficiently recover meteorites when they fall to Earth from outer space.
A special camera has been installed at Space Park Leicester to detect fireballs and help scientists more efficiently recover meteorites when they fall to Earth from outer space.
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NASA’s head of science toured Space Park Leicester to see its wide-ranging work and its efforts to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Companies are being encouraged to join a dynamic programme which unlocks the potential of space for businesses.
Innovative solutions to tackle problems associated with satellite technology and sustainable moon habitation were showcased by students during Space Park Leicester’s latest Enterprise Challenge.
An international team of researchers, including astronomers from the University of Leicester, has successfully used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b.
The first images taken by an explosion-hunting space telescope that was built with the help of University of Leicester scientists have been released.
A leading figure from NASA’s headquarters in Washington will explore the science from the James Webb Space Telescope at Space Park Leicester next month.
School children and members of the community descended on Space Park Leicester to take part in a major Earth Day celebration.
Wading through the wealth of data from ESA’s Gaia mission, a team of scientists including astronomers from the University of Leicester have uncovered a ‘sleeping giant’: a large black hole, with a mass of nearly 33 times the mass of the Sun, hiding in the