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Published: 2 March 2006
This new Hubble image reveals the gigantic Pinwheel galaxy, one of the best known examples of "grand design spirals", and its supergiant star-forming regions in unprecedented detail. The image is the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy ever released from Hubble.
Published: 28 February 2006
Published: 27 February 2006
In an article recently published in the Physical Review Letters, a team of scientists led by Dr Fouad Sahraoui reveal their unique new findings on the turbulent processes in the Earth's magnetosheath region.
Published: 24 February 2006
A high-capability new infrared satellite, ASTRO-F, was successfully launched last night by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In a collaborative effort involving ESA and scientists across Europe, the spacecraft is now being prepared to start its mapping of the cosmos.
Published: 22 February 2006
Space technologies allow over 40 million young people to reach out to one another across the remotest and most difficult regions around the globe. Space allows young people to truly become a united family.
Published: 22 February 2006
Published: 20 February 2006
The last of a four part series looking in detail at the different elements that make up the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan for future missions. This feature considers the question: How did the Universe originate and what is it made of?
Published: 14 February 2006
The third of a four part series looking in detail at the different elements that make up the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan for future missions. This feature considers the question: What are the fundamental physical laws of the Universe?
Published: 7 February 2006
The purpose of this letter is to draw your attention to the Venus Express Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the selection of Interdisciplinary Scientists (IDS) and Supporting Investigators (SI).
Published: 1 February 2006
Exactly 5 years after the start of scientific operations on the four Cluster spacecraft, the Cluster Active Archive (CAA) goes online, providing free and full access to the Cluster data and related products.
Published: 1 February 2006
This Announcement of Opportunity (AO) solicits the participation of the scientific community in the Venus Express Programme to increase further the scientific return of the selected investigations and of the mission as a whole.
Published: 1 February 2006
The second of a four part series, looking in detail at the different elements that make up the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan for future missions, considers the question: how does the Solar System work?
Published: 30 January 2006
The first of a four part series looking in detail at the different elements that make up the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan for future missions. This first feature considers the question: What are the conditions for planet formation and the emergence of life?
Published: 20 January 2006
Published: 18 January 2006
The assessment study of the Solar Orbiter has addressed all mission areas, from the scientific
requirements to the payload complement, the space and ground segments, and the respective
technology readiness, including all corresponding programmatic aspects.
Published: 17 January 2006
Published: 14 January 2006
In a dedicated Nature paper, T. Phan et al. shed light on the nature and scale of the magnetic reconnection process, based on Cluster, ACE and WIND observations.
Published: 11 January 2006
Over 500 images of the Orion Nebula, taken between 2004 and 2005 with the Hubble Space Telescope at several wavelengths, are put together in a mosaic resulting in one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced.
Published: 11 January 2006
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