A NASA astronaut who captivated Leicester space fans with his expertise has led the communications between the Artemis II space crew and mission control.
An artist with close links to Space Park Leicester – who was a winner of the 2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program ‘Imagine Tomorrow’ design prize – has received funding to visit SpaceX.
The University of Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy welcomed senior staff from the UK Space Agency and Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) for a visit that explored the past, present and future of space research at the University.
This Christmas morning, children and their grown-ups across Leicester and beyond may get the chance to glimpse something magical in the pre-dawn sky which, according to experts at Space Park Leicester, could very well be Santa and his reindeer making their way home.The research group
A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists understand how humans can travel through space safely, using a Space Park Leicester-built space pod.
Leading space experts from Leicester are helping to drive forward a groundbreaking mission searching for signs of life in the universe.
Physicists and engineers on one of the UK’s most exciting space-related courses are being offered the chance to study at a US university which has helped develop technologies that have powered historic deep space missions.
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’.
