For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune, marking the first ever detection of a long-sought species (H3+) high in the atmosphere of the Ice Giant.
Ten of the UK’s leading experts in the field have been appointed to a new Strategic Advisory Board which will support the ongoing development of the University of Leicester’s Institute for Space and Space Park Leicester.
Dr Justin Filiberto, Deputy Chief of the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at NASA’s Johnson Space Center will deliver a talk on ‘Assessing the Evidence for Active Basaltic Volcanism on Venus: Current Limitations and Future Prospects’.
Space Park Leicester and Executive Director Richard Ambrosi would like to thank the organisers, Chair and Co-Chair of the 32nd Pontignano Conference for the opportunity to participate in the annual event that brings together forward thinking leaders from across the UK and Italy.
Scientists from the University of Leicester and NASA are working together on combining radioisotope power systems with high efficiency power convertor technology to enable spacecraft to venture into new frontiers.
Space Park Leicester welcomed the public to the launch of its exhibition of Matt Turner’s visionary space-themed artworks on Tuesday as part of its World Space Week celebrations.
In celebration of World Space Week (4-10 October), Space Park Leicester is thrilled to announce a special exhibition of work by renowned Leicester space artist Matt Turner.
Using observations from a NASA suborbital rocket, an international team that includes a University of Leicester space scientist has, for the first time, successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Earth as its gravity and magnetic fields.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists led by the University of Leicester observed the region above Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot to discover a variety of previously unseen features. The region, previously believed to be unremarkable in nature, hosts a variety of intricate structures
Experts from the first commercial company to soft land a spacecraft on the Moon will explain how it can help to unlock the mysteries of the Solar System at a special event organised by Space Park Leicester.
