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| MIRI starts to take shape |
| A major instrument due to fly aboard the James Webb Space Telescope is getting its first taste of space in the test facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in the United Kingdom. The Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) has been designed to contribute to areas of investigation as diverse as the first light in the early Universe and the formation of planets around other stars. |
| Date: 30 Sep 2010 |
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| Rosetta operations strategy modified following a RCS test |
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| Date: 23 Sep 2010 |
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| Breaking waves in the stellar lagoon [heic1015] |
| A spectacular new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the heart of the Lagoon Nebula. Seen as a massive cloud of glowing dust and gas, bombarded by the energetic radiation of new stars, this placid name hides a dramatic reality. |
| Date: 22 Sep 2010 |
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| ESA shares SMART-1 legacy with the world |
| The complete archive of data sets from ESA's 3-year SMART-1 mission to the Moon has been released to the scientific community. Contained within the archive are 3D maps of the lunar poles along with detailed spectroscopic measurements of the lunar surface. Researchers can utilise this information, and cross-reference it with the wider Planetary Science Archive, to further investigate the formation and evolution of our nearest neighbour in space. |
| Date: 21 Sep 2010 |
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| A change of pace for EIT, the ground-breaking Sun-watching camera |
| For almost 15 years, the EIT camera on board SOHO transmitted a picture of the solar corona every 12 minutes, providing ground-breaking observations of the Sun that changed our perception and understanding of our star. After a remarkable career, this instrument has now eased into semi-retirement. Although no longer as active as during its heyday, EIT will still provide snapshots of the Sun - at a more leisurely pace. |
| Date: 21 Sep 2010 |
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| Save the date – 2010 ESA/GTTP workshop for science teachers announced |
| The European Space Agency along with the Galileo Teacher Training Programme are organising a workshop for science teachers at the NEMO Science Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 7 - 10 December 2010. The workshop is aimed at science teachers of students aged between 11 and 19 years old. A limited number of places will be available and an invitation to apply for a place will be issued on 1 October. |
| Date: 16 Sep 2010 |
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| Planck's first glimpse at galaxy clusters and a new supercluster |
| Surveying the microwave sky, Planck has obtained its very first images of galaxy clusters, amongst the largest objects in the Universe, by means of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, a characteristic signature they imprint on the Cosmic Microwave Background. Joining forces in a fruitful collaboration between ESA missions, XMM-Newton followed up Planck's detections and revealed that one of them is a previously unknown supercluster of galaxies. |
| Date: 15 Sep 2010 |
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| Delivery of Gaia's primary mirrors |
| ESA's mission to measure the precise positions of a billion stars reached an important milestone on 3 September with the delivery of its first primary mirror. The second primary mirror is near completion and scheduled to arrive at the Toulouse test and integration centre of prime contractor EADS Astrium during October. |
| Date: 13 Sep 2010 |
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| 10 years of success for Cluster quartet |
| In the summer of 2000, four identical ESA spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at the start of the most detailed investigation ever of the interaction between the Sun and Earth. 10 years later, the Cluster quartet continues to unravel the secrets of the invisible particles and magnetic fields that envelop our Earth. |
| Date: 06 Sep 2010 |
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| Herschel detection explains the origin of water in a carbon star |
| ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has detected water vapour in a location previously thought to be impossible - in the atmosphere of an ageing, red giant carbon star. The rich and detailed data provided by Herschel can be explained within a new framework in which ultraviolet photons play a key role. These results are reported in the 2 September issue of Nature. |
| Date: 01 Sep 2010 |
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| 2nd ExoMars Industry Day |
| The 2nd ExoMars Industry Day will take place on 23 September at the Turin premises of Thales Alenia Space-Italy.
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| Date: 01 Sep 2010 |
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| Cassini Scientist for a Day Competition: International edition 2010 |
| The 2010 edition of the 'Cassini Scientist for a Day' competition is open to students from around the world. The competition is designed to give the participants a taste of life as a scientist. Students are invited to submit a 500-word essay explaining their choice of one of three targets to be imaged by Cassini. |
| Date: 01 Sep 2010 |
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| Suzaku 6th Announcement of Opportunity |
| The Sixth European Announcement for observations to be performed with Suzaku between April 2011 and March 2012 is now open. Scientists belonging to institutions within ESA Member States are invited to respond. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 19 November 2010 at 16:30 CET. |
| Date: 01 Sep 2010 |
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