University of Leicester
Coverage of University of Leicester in the Nexus archive.
- SpaceX rocket crashes into moon at 8700 kilometres per hour
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage crashed into the moon at 8700 km/h, creating a crater near the Einstein crater. The rocket, which launched in January 2023 carrying the Hakuto-R spacecraft from ispace, was uncontrollably on a collision course. Astronomers and lunar orbiters are observing the impact site for scientific data.
- UK far right exploiting student stabbing attack 'to promote moral panic', expert says
A UK expert claims the far right is exploiting a student stabbing attack to create a moral panic. The interior minister accused activists of using the tragedy to incite violence after police were attacked at a protest related to a teenager's death.
- Oldest octopus fossil found to not be an octopus
A fossil initially thought to be the oldest octopus, Pohlsepia mazonensis, was reclassified as a decomposed nautiloid after advanced imaging analysis. The study by Thomas Clements and colleagues challenges previous assumptions about cephalopod evolution timelines.