Operating missions in deep space requires sophisticated tracking stations as well as engineering knowhow. A workshop hosted by ESA will highlight the latest developments in the craft of communicating with […]
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Impressionist Jon Culshaw Announces Winners of Prestigious Sir Arthur Clarke Awards
The winners of the prestigious Sir Arthur Clarke Awards were announced today (26th October 2012) at an awards ceremony at the House of Lords. Each award was presented to its […]
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Did bacteria spark evolution of multicellular life?
Triggered by the presence of bacteria, the single-celled choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta divides and aggregates with its sisters to form a colony. One reason may be that the colony is a […]
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SLOOH Space Camera to Broadcast Live View of Comets Converging in the Night Sky
A fantastic, one-of-a-kind celestial happening will occur on Tuesday, October 23rd, as Comet 168P/Hergenrother and Comet C/2012 J1 (Catalina) will pass each other in space like ships in the night […]
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Royal Mail Boldy Celebrates British Space Exploration With New Special Stamps
In celebration of Britain’s contributions to space discovery and exploration, Royal Mail is issuing a set of six special stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of Britain’s first launch into […]
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X-Raying Stellar Winds in a High-Speed Collision
Two massive stars racing in orbit around each other have had their colliding stellar winds X-rayed for the first time, thanks to the combined efforts of ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s […]
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Poland accedes to ESA Convention
Poland took a step further in its relations with ESA by exchanging Accession Agreements on the ESA Convention on 13 September 2012, to become the 20th ESA Member State. The […]
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Wildfire Early Warning Possible with DLR-developed Space Sensors
GOLDEN, Colo. — Wildfires raging in Colorado have devastated thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, bringing calls for the marshaling of local, state and federal resources to combat the infernos.
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European Hubble archive moves to Spain
The European science archive for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been transferred to ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villanueva de la Canada near Madrid, Spain. This guarantees […]
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Dr. Seuss, Alvin Ailey among the Names Selected for 23 Mercury Craters
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to assign 23 new names to impact craters on Mercury. The IAU has been the arbiter […]
