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| Outcome of the Ministerial Council as concerns the Science & Robotic Exploration Directorate |
| The Science Programme received a positive outcome from the recent Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, being granted an increase of 3.5% per annum for the period 2009-2013, giving it a budget over this period of 2.4 billion Euro at 2008 economic conditions. |
| Date: 28 Nov 2008 |
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| Herschel and Planck ground segments pass important milestone |
| The Herschel and Planck ground segments have successfully passed another milestone on the path to launch. The conclusion of the Board of the Herschel/Planck Ground Segment Readiness Review is that the review objectives have been met and that the ground segments are on target for a launch slot opening on 10 April 2009. |
| Date: 27 Nov 2008 |
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| Hubble captures outstanding views of mammoth stars [heic0822] |
| Two of our Galaxy's most massive stars have been scrutinised in an impressive view by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. They have, until recently, been shrouded in mystery, but the new image shows them in greater detail than ever before. |
| Date: 24 Nov 2008 |
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| Titan Fly-by - 19 November 2008 |
| Sixteen days after its previous visit, Cassini once again approaches Saturn's moon Titan for the mission's forty-eighth targeted encounter. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Wednesday, 19 November, at 15:56:28 UTC at an altitude of 1022.6 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.3 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 21.6° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 93. |
| Date: 18 Nov 2008 |
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| Latest LISA Pathfinder hardware is a little gem |
| A stunning sapphire and gold casket is the latest addition to the LISA Pathfinder flight hardware collection. Designed to house the LISA Technology Package proof masses the casket is now undergoing experiment characterisation tests in Italy. |
| Date: 18 Nov 2008 |
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| New model promises to unify view of magnetars |
| A recent model of the emission from ultra-magnetized neutron stars (magnetars) shows great promise in offering a unified view of the high energy emission from these objects. This is reported by Nanda Rea and colleagues in a recent issue of the Astrophysical Journal. The results are based on the systematic analysis of data collected with XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL. |
| Date: 14 Nov 2008 |
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| Hubble directly observes planet orbiting Fomalhaut [heic0821] |
| The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible light snapshot of a planet circling another star. |
| Date: 13 Nov 2008 |
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| International Lunar Exploration Awards 2008: who are the winners? |
| What are the lunar highlights of the year? The winners of "International Lunar Exploration Awards 2008" have just been announced by the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) at a Lunar Explorers Conference in Cape Canaveral. "The ILEWG Awards celebrate the top lunar achievements in science, technology, international cooperation, community service, commerce and outreach," says Bernard Foing, ILEWG Executive Director. |
| Date: 07 Nov 2008 |
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| Titan Fly-by - 3 November 2008 |
| After more than three months since its previous visit, the Cassini spacecraft once again approached Saturn's largest moon for the mission's forty-seventh targeted encounter with Titan. The closest approach to Titan occurred on Sunday, 3 November, at 17:35:23 UT at an altitude of 1100 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.3 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach was 3.5° S and the encounter occurred on orbit number 91. |
| Date: 06 Nov 2008 |
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Industry Space Day for the
Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Technology Plan
Programme of Work 2008-2011 |
| European companies and institutes active in the space sector are invited to attend an Industry Space Day during which the programme of work for the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Technology Plan will be presented. This Industry Space Day takes place on 21 November 2008 at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. |
| Date: 04 Nov 2008 |
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