items tagged with ESA
Black holes get new way to be weighed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-21 11:02:32
Astrophysicists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland) have found a new and reliable way to determine the mass of black holes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-21 11:02:32
Astrophysicists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland) have found a new and reliable way to determine the mass of black holes.
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X-ray observations point to mid-sized black hole
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-17 02:59:12
NASA astronomers have used observations from the ESA's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray observatory to identify what appears to be intermediate mass black hole.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-17 02:59:12
NASA astronomers have used observations from the ESA's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray observatory to identify what appears to be intermediate mass black hole.
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Hubble finds first for dark matter: Separate ring around galaxy cluster
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-15 21:19:13
The Hubble Space Telescope finds a ring of “dark matter” expanding from a large collision between two galaxy clusters—completely away from ordinary matter, which is a first for the detection of dark matter.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-15 21:19:13
The Hubble Space Telescope finds a ring of “dark matter” expanding from a large collision between two galaxy clusters—completely away from ordinary matter, which is a first for the detection of dark matter.
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James Webb Space Telescope: A look forward and backward in time
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-11 15:00:04
A full-scale, not-quite-exact replica of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the space observatory set to replace the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013, is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (National Mall, in Washington, D.C.).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-11 15:00:04
A full-scale, not-quite-exact replica of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the space observatory set to replace the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013, is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (National Mall, in Washington, D.C.).
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European students build re-entry package
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-11 03:04:20
A novel space parcel delivery service developed by European students will be tested in September.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-11 03:04:20
A novel space parcel delivery service developed by European students will be tested in September.
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Europe's answer to GPS begins navigation transmissions
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-06 17:40:09
GIOVE-A, the first satellite in the European Galileo navigation system program, has begun transmitting information about its position in space.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-06 17:40:09
GIOVE-A, the first satellite in the European Galileo navigation system program, has begun transmitting information about its position in space.
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Ariane-5 places Astra 1L and Galaxy 17 into orbit
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-06 10:09:01
On Friday, May 4, 2007, an heavy-lift Ariane-5 ECA rocket was launched from French Guiana at 5:29 p.m. CDT (22:29 GMT) and placed two telecommunications satellites into orbit about the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-06 10:09:01
On Friday, May 4, 2007, an heavy-lift Ariane-5 ECA rocket was launched from French Guiana at 5:29 p.m. CDT (22:29 GMT) and placed two telecommunications satellites into orbit about the Earth.
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Hubble observations challenge conventional theories
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-02 17:01:12
The discovery of three generations of stars in globular cluster by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope has brought conventional theories of star formation into question.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-02 17:01:12
The discovery of three generations of stars in globular cluster by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope has brought conventional theories of star formation into question.
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Euro spacecraft tracker goes online
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-01 23:42:08
The European Space Agency has made it easy for casual stargazers to find out where ESA and ESA-related spacecraft are at present.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-01 23:42:08
The European Space Agency has made it easy for casual stargazers to find out where ESA and ESA-related spacecraft are at present.
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Scientists will look for alien life, but Where and How?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-27 11:12:02
With the discovery of the potentially habitable planet Gliese 581 c, astrobiologists are setting their sights on the search for extraterrestrial life. Where are the best places to look? What are the best instruments to perform those searches? How will they do it?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-27 11:12:02
With the discovery of the potentially habitable planet Gliese 581 c, astrobiologists are setting their sights on the search for extraterrestrial life. Where are the best places to look? What are the best instruments to perform those searches? How will they do it?
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Hubble Space Telescope observes 17 candles on birthday cake
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-25 09:37:05
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the observatory begins its eighteenth year of operations.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-25 09:37:05
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the observatory begins its eighteenth year of operations.
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Researchers study 'space tsunamis'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-12 22:27:05
Observations from the ESA's Cluster satellites favour one of two competing theories about 'space tsunamis' - the substorms that disrupt the northern lights and interfere with GPS reception.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-12 22:27:05
Observations from the ESA's Cluster satellites favour one of two competing theories about 'space tsunamis' - the substorms that disrupt the northern lights and interfere with GPS reception.
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Space agencies tap small businesses
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-05 02:55:26
Space agencies in the US and Europe are looking to tap the inventive and innovative nature of the small and medium enterprise sector. ESA is looking to SMEs as suppliers, while NASA is continuing to fund SME-based research.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-05 02:55:26
Space agencies in the US and Europe are looking to tap the inventive and innovative nature of the small and medium enterprise sector. ESA is looking to SMEs as suppliers, while NASA is continuing to fund SME-based research.
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NASA releases pix of NGC 1672 galaxy with starbursts and interstellar dust
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-04 10:02:35
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys in August 2005 to take the following picture of a nearby barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1672, complete with star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-04 10:02:35
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys in August 2005 to take the following picture of a nearby barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1672, complete with star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust.
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ESA and Russia packing their bags for Mars—well, actually, Moscow
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-02 12:28:12
The European Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency announced that they will simulate a 500-day trip to the planet Mars at a special isolated facility in the northern part of Moscow, Russia.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-02 12:28:12
The European Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency announced that they will simulate a 500-day trip to the planet Mars at a special isolated facility in the northern part of Moscow, Russia.
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Cassini snaps hexagon around Saturn's north pole
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-27 20:30:38
Images from Cassini have shone fresh light on a hexagonal structure in Saturn's atmosphere first seen 26 years ago.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-27 20:30:38
Images from Cassini have shone fresh light on a hexagonal structure in Saturn's atmosphere first seen 26 years ago.
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Jules Verne ready to fly
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-25 21:36:27
Jules Verne, the first of five automated spacecraft designed to carry cargo to the International Space Station, is ready to fly.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-25 21:36:27
Jules Verne, the first of five automated spacecraft designed to carry cargo to the International Space Station, is ready to fly.
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First probe beneath Mars surface finds water ice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-18 09:43:58
Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-18 09:43:58
Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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Hot Start model supports possible life on Saturn’s Enceladus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-13 10:46:55
Cassini scientists suggest that the moon Enceladus has a stable heat source, organic materials, and liquid water—the ingredients to support life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-13 10:46:55
Cassini scientists suggest that the moon Enceladus has a stable heat source, organic materials, and liquid water—the ingredients to support life.
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ESA, NASA tag-team on Jupiter
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-04 16:42:50
The US and European space agencies will team up this month for a coordinated observation of Jupiter from two separate spacecraft.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-04 16:42:50
The US and European space agencies will team up this month for a coordinated observation of Jupiter from two separate spacecraft.
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