Images Through the night of 4 July 2005, all European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes observed the effects of the impact on Comet 9P/Tempel 1. At sunset in Chile, the seven […]
Showing results for:
rosetta
596 results found Sort by:
Posted inPress Release
ESA cheers on NASA’s Deep Impact success
ESA’s Director of Science, Professor David Southwood, offered his congratulations to NASA’s Deep Impact team, on a successful mission to Comet 9P/Tempel-1. The Deep Impact spacecraft has completed its first […]
Posted inPress Release
NASA’S Deep Impact Spacecraft Preps for July 4 Fireworks
NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft continues to sail through its final checkout, as it hurtles toward comet Tempel 1. Impact with the comet is scheduled for 1:52 a.m. EDT, July 4 […]
Posted inPress Release
Two years of amazing discoveries for Canada’s “Humble Space Telescope”
Longueuil, June 30, 2005 – Soon after its launch two years ago by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canada’s “Humble Space Telescope” started making amazing observations-beyond the capacity of any […]
Posted inPress Release
Cebreros marks major readiness milestone
On 9 June, a powerful new 35-metre antenna, presently undergoing acceptance testing at Cebreros, Spain, successfully picked up signals and tracked Rosetta and SMART-1. It is ESA’s second deep-space ground […]
Posted inPress Release
Hubble Space Telescope images dust belt around nearby star, pointing to presence of planet
Berkeley – Astronomers zooming in on a nearby star with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered unmistakable evidence of a planetary system: a perturbed dusty belt around the star that’s […]
Posted inPress Release
Arianespace: 25 years of success, 25 years of meeting the challenge
Le Bourget, France, June 14, 2005 — Created in 1980 as the first commercial launch services company, Arianespace this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. During its quarter century of operations, […]
Posted inPress Release
ESA turns 30! A successful track record for Europe in space
On 31 May 2005, the European Space Agency, whose Member States pool their resources to pursue common goals for space utilisation and research, turned 30. Thanks to an impressive mission […]
Posted inPress Release
UCLA Conference Brings Together World-Renowned Scientists to Address ‘Astrobiology: Life Among the Stars’
A UCLA symposium on Friday, May 13, will feature internationally renowned scientists addressing “Astrobiology: Life Among the Stars.” Topics will include the search for planets and life beyond our solar […]
Posted inPress Release
ESA at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Taking place in Vienna from 24 to 29 April 2005, the European Geosciences Union General Assembly will bring together over 8 000 scientists from the fields of Earth and Planetary […]
