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Jules Verne exits Space Station for destruct sequence
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Jules Verne" departed the International Space Station on Friday, September 5, 2008, at 5:29 p.m. EDT (2129 GMT). In three weeks, it will be destroyed in a controlled descent into the Earth’s atmosphere.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Jules Verne" departed the International Space Station on Friday, September 5, 2008, at 5:29 p.m. EDT (2129 GMT). In three weeks, it will be destroyed in a controlled descent into the Earth’s atmosphere.
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ESA Rosetta snaps pixs of diamond-shaped Asteroid 2867
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency spacecraft Rosetta made a successful flyby of Asteroid 2867 Šteins at approximately 18:58 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Friday, September 5, 2008, coming within 500 miles (800 kilometers) of the asteroid.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency spacecraft Rosetta made a successful flyby of Asteroid 2867 Šteins at approximately 18:58 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Friday, September 5, 2008, coming within 500 miles (800 kilometers) of the asteroid.
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Largest galactic cluster discovered: explained with dark energy
By: William Atkins
European astronomers state that 2XMM J083026+524133 has been located about 7.7 billion light-years from our solar system. They contend that its existence can only be explained through dark energy.
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By: William Atkins
European astronomers state that 2XMM J083026+524133 has been located about 7.7 billion light-years from our solar system. They contend that its existence can only be explained through dark energy.
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18-year-old Hubble takes star pix of "pillars of creation"
By: William Atkins
In honor of its one-hundred-thousandth orbit around the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope was aimed toward a star cluster in the Tarantula nebula to record the remarkable birth of stars.
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By: William Atkins
In honor of its one-hundred-thousandth orbit around the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope was aimed toward a star cluster in the Tarantula nebula to record the remarkable birth of stars.
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First outside of Earth: NASA finds liquid lake on Titan
By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, that it has observed—for the first time ever in the solar system (other than on Earth)—a liquid body on the surface of a celestial object--in this case, Saturn’s moon Titan.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, that it has observed—for the first time ever in the solar system (other than on Earth)—a liquid body on the surface of a celestial object--in this case, Saturn’s moon Titan.
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Mars Express sends 'sharpest ever' photos of Phobos
By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe has transmitted the sharpest and most detailed images of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons.
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By: Stephen Withers
The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe has transmitted the sharpest and most detailed images of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons.
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U.S. and Europe may explore Moon together
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) just finished a six-month assessment (in July 2008) of possible projects the two space agencies could team up on for future exploration of the Moon and establishment of lunar outposts.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) just finished a six-month assessment (in July 2008) of possible projects the two space agencies could team up on for future exploration of the Moon and establishment of lunar outposts.
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Two more satellites boosted by Ariane 5
By: Stephen Withers
A successful Ariane 5 ECA launch has placed a pair of telecommunications satellites into orbit.
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By: Stephen Withers
A successful Ariane 5 ECA launch has placed a pair of telecommunications satellites into orbit.
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ESA campaigning for new astronauts to Moon
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency is looking for at least four young, motivated scientists, engineers, and jet pilots for its next-generation of astronauts.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency is looking for at least four young, motivated scientists, engineers, and jet pilots for its next-generation of astronauts.
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Can’t keep Galileo down: Second one successfully launched
By: William Atkins
Mission managers at the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome announced Sunday, April 27, 2008, that a second satellite, GIOVE-B, for the European Space Agency’s Galileo global navigation satellite system was launched from a Soyuz-FG/Fregat launch vehicle.
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By: William Atkins
Mission managers at the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome announced Sunday, April 27, 2008, that a second satellite, GIOVE-B, for the European Space Agency’s Galileo global navigation satellite system was launched from a Soyuz-FG/Fregat launch vehicle.
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Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away
By: William Atkins
On April 25, 2008, the European Space Agency announced that earlier in the day its first automated transfer vehicle (ATV), the "Jules Verne," increased the altitude of the International Space Station by about 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers)—the first time an ESA craft had performed such an important task.
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By: William Atkins
On April 25, 2008, the European Space Agency announced that earlier in the day its first automated transfer vehicle (ATV), the "Jules Verne," increased the altitude of the International Space Station by about 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers)—the first time an ESA craft had performed such an important task.
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18-year-old Hubble takes 59 images of colliding galaxies
By: William Atkins
NASA/ESA just released fifty-nine images of colliding galaxies taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. The images are now available, as of April 24, 2008, the eighteen-year anniversary of the launching of the Hubble by NASA’s space shuttle Discovery.
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By: William Atkins
NASA/ESA just released fifty-nine images of colliding galaxies taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. The images are now available, as of April 24, 2008, the eighteen-year anniversary of the launching of the Hubble by NASA’s space shuttle Discovery.
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Danish physicists find solar flares produce starquakes
By: William Atkins
The scientists used the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to find oscillations in the outermost one-fourth of the Sun’s interior, which are called starquakes, as the result of the explosions of large solar flares.
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By: William Atkins
The scientists used the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to find oscillations in the outermost one-fourth of the Sun’s interior, which are called starquakes, as the result of the explosions of large solar flares.
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Successful Cassini mission extended two years around Saturn
By: William Atkins
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on April 15, 2008 that the international Cassini-Huygens mission around the planet Saturn and its moons will be extended for two more years.
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By: William Atkins
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on April 15, 2008 that the international Cassini-Huygens mission around the planet Saturn and its moons will be extended for two more years.
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Jules Verne successfully docks with Space Station: First ESA ATV at ISS
By: William Atkins
At approximately 10:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the European Space Agency (ESA) made its first-time ever docking to the International Space Station (ISS) with its new automated transfer vehicle (ATV). Welcome Aboard!
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By: William Atkins
At approximately 10:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the European Space Agency (ESA) made its first-time ever docking to the International Space Station (ISS) with its new automated transfer vehicle (ATV). Welcome Aboard!
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Jules Verne demo two successful
By: Stephen Withers
The second test approach of the Jules Verne ATV to the International Space Station has been hailed as "impressive".
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By: Stephen Withers
The second test approach of the Jules Verne ATV to the International Space Station has been hailed as "impressive".
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Jules Verne passes Demo Day One
By: Stephen Withers
The ESA's automated transfer vehicle passed its first major test when Jules Verne successfully navigated to a point 3.5km behind the International Space Station.
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By: Stephen Withers
The ESA's automated transfer vehicle passed its first major test when Jules Verne successfully navigated to a point 3.5km behind the International Space Station.
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Watch Jules Verne on NASA TV docking with Space Station
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s Jules Verne will be shown on NASA Television as it conducts a series of maneuvers for its automated “first-time” docking with the International Space Station on April 3, 2008.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s Jules Verne will be shown on NASA Television as it conducts a series of maneuvers for its automated “first-time” docking with the International Space Station on April 3, 2008.
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