A University of Leicester astronomer has paid tribute to a pioneering space telescope that has spent over a decade mapping our sky, as it ends its science observations today (15 Jan).
A spacecraft carrying an instrument designed and built by University of Leicester scientists has completed its final flyby of Mercury, in preparation for entering orbit ready for the start of its start of the science mission in 2026/7.
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.
Two European Space Agency Astronauts will appear at an international conference being held at Space Park Leicester to further strengthen space science relationships between the UK and Poland.
Space Park Leicester’s ground-breaking work on the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission will be featured in ESA’s new video series, with the first episode premiering this week.
A cutting-edge ‘space battery’ has been subjected to extreme shock levels to test its resilience for the harsh environment of a launch or planetary surface landing – and passed with flying colours.
An interplanetary spacecraft operations expert who played a pivotal role in one of the European Space Agency’s most ambitious planetary missions will speak at the UK’s largest planetarium in Leicester next month.
How the Sun influences the atmosphere, space weather and habitability of a planet, as well as the space between the stars, could be investigated by two proposed UK space missions, led by the University of Leicester.
A leading Leicester researcher will give a free talk on an exciting new space mission which will use a cutting-edge x-ray telescope developed in the city.
Work on building a cutting-edge x-ray telescope has been completed and the final instrument handed over, to be integrated into a spacecraft that will make new insights into the solar winds that bombard our planet’s magnetosphere.
