Leicester Uni land on Mars
The University of Leicester is involved in a NASA project which has landed a spacecraft on Mars called Curiosity.
Picture released of Mars rover that may have found evidence of life
Curiosity – the rover being directed by scientists including Dr John Bridges from the University of Leicester, may have found evidence of life.
An image has been released by NASA, who now believe, after analysing rock samples, that Mars could have once supported living microbes.
Dr John Bridges, from the University of Leicester is one of two UK participating scientists on the mission.
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New Will.i.am song beamed in debut from Mars
Singer-songwriter Will.i.am has made interplanetary history in the first ever planet-to-planet music broadcast.
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Curiosity rover beams 1st ever high-quality Mars images
The Curiosity rover which landed on the surface of Mars on Monday has beamed back its first images of the Red Planet.
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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.