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 University of Leicester space scientist is part of an international team that has discovered ‘sand clouds’ on a planet orbiting a nearby star, using an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope that University engineers and scientists helped design and develop.
While the UK has been experiencing warm autumnal weather, a team of planetary scientists has found that Saturn’s late northern summer is experiencing a cooling trend, as huge planetary-scale flows of air have reversed direction as autumn approaches.
Engineers in Leicester involved in the £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope mission say it is ‘only just getting started’ as it approaches a landmark anniversary.
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a distant planet outside our solar system – and unlike anything in it – to reveal what is likely a highly reflective world with a steamy atmosphere.
Piyal Samara-Ratna, Principal Engineer at Space Park Leicester, has been named as a finalist in the Enginuity Skills Awards, widely recognised as the most prestigious awards in the UK engineering and manufacturing sector, celebrating the best and brightest talent in the industry.
Ground-breaking infrared images of Jupiter have been revealed this week as part of a programme of giant planet observations by the world-famous space telescope.
The British Science Association has appointed Piyal Samara-Ratna as this year’s Scientific Section President for physics and astronomy thanks to the significant contribution he has made in his field, which includes the role of senior mechanical engineer for the James Webb Space Telescope.
The first full-colour images from NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope will be revealed to the public at an exciting free event at Space Park Leicester. The pioneering Midlands facility has been successful in its bid to the European Space Agency to showcase the
Space Park Leicester is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Richard Ambrosi as its new Executive Director. Professor Ambrosi is an expert in space instrumentation and space nuclear power systems and will lead the development of the innovative research, enterprise and education cluster.
