Leicester Uni land on Mars
The University of Leicester is involved in a NASA project which has landed a spacecraft on Mars called Curiosity.
Mars discovery rover could have found water on the red planet
The curiosity rover which landed on the surface of Mars has found evidence there was once water on the planet.
Dr John Bridges from the University of Leicester is leading a team of scientists working on the project.
Analysis of a smoothed slab of rock indicates a stream of water once flowed there.
The mission is expected to last for two years.
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Leicester scientist lands spacecraft on Mars
A scientist from the University of Leicester has led a $2.5 billion mission to land a spacecraft on Mars.