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Cat's Eye Nebula in Stunning Detail [heic0414]
A new study of a large number of planetary nebulae has revealed that rings, such as those seen here around the Cat's Eye Nebula, are much more common than thought so far and have been found in at least one third of all planetary nebulae.
Published: 9 September 2004
NWO grant awarded for Gaia photometric analysis study
Recognising the challenge posed by the Gaia data analysis, the Netherlands organisation for scientific research (NWO) has awarded a grant of 364,000 Euro in support of preparations for Gaia photometric data analysis.
Published: 19 August 2004
Out from the Shadows: Two New Saturnian Moons
With eyes sharper than any that have peered at Saturn before, the Cassini spacecraft has uncovered two moons, which may be the smallest bodies so far seen around the ringed planet.
Published: 17 August 2004
First Data from the Double Star Mission Accessible Online
We are happy to announce that the first data from the Double Star missionare accessible on line.The Double Star Science Data System (DSDS) is an integral part of theDouble Star Mission to the Earth's magnetosphere.
Published: 13 August 2004
Hubble peers inside a celestial geode [heic0413]
The strong stellar wind and intense ultraviolet radiation of a young hot star is blowing a bubble into the surrounding gas. The object, known as N44F, lies in our neighbouring dwarf galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Published: 13 August 2004
Cluster finds giant gas vortices at the edge of Earth's magnetic bubble
ESA's Cluster spacecraft has discovered vortices of ejected solar material high above the Earth. The superheated gases trapped in these structures are probably tunnelling their way into the Earth's magnetic 'bubble', the magnetosphere.
Published: 12 August 2004
ESA's Integral detects closest cosmic gamma-ray burst
gamma-ray burst detected by ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory on 3 December 2003 has been thoroughly studied for months by an armada of space and ground-based observatories. Astronomers have now concluded that this event, called GRB 031203, is the closest cosmic gamma-ray burst on record, but also the faintest. This also suggests that an entire population of sub-energetic gamma-ray bursts has so far gone unnoticed.
Published: 6 August 2004
ESA awards prime contract for instrument on board JWST
Following a competitive definition study, ESA has awarded EADS Astrium GmbH with the contract to build the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Published: 6 August 2004
Second Double Star satellite successfully launched
At 07:05 UT (15:05 local time) 25 July 2004, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched TC-2, the second of two scientific satellites known as Double Star.
Published: 26 July 2004
COSPAR Report
The Cassini-Huygens Scientists presented their latest results to a press briefing organised at COSPAR on Friday 23 July. These results were a preview of the papers that will be presented at the special Cassini-Huygens session on Saturday 24 July. The panel was composed of the following speakers:
Published: 23 July 2004
Venus Express Testing in Alenia
Testing of the Venus Express spacecraft is well on its way in Alenia, Torino. Most of the spacecraft units providing power, radio-frequency, attitude control and on board data handling functions have been mounted on the structure and tested.
Published: 12 July 2004
FITS format liberation - DIY astronomical images with the expert touch [heic0412]
A new free software plug-in, released 8 June, makes a whole range of archival astronomical images and spectra in FITS format accessible to home astronomy enthusiasts.
Published: 8 July 2004
Herschel Mirror on the Move
Herschel's primary mirror blank has been transported to Finland for a final polish prior to the application of the reflective aluminium layer early next year.
Published: 6 July 2004
Latest Images from Saturn
The first set of raw images taken by the Cassini spacecraft were sent back to Earth showing detailed views of the Saturnian rings.
Published: 1 July 2004
Hubble studies generations of star formation in neighbouring galaxy [heic0411]
Hubble has captured a subregion of the second largest star-forming region, N11, in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Published: 1 July 2004
SOI Complete
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft followed a perfect orbit injection sequence and was confirmed to be in orbit around Saturn this morning, 1 July, at 04:11 UT.
Published: 30 June 2004
ESA and EADS Astrium sign contract to build the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft
SNR 12-2004Yesterday the European Space Agency (ESA) and EADS Astrium have signed the 80 million Euro contract to build the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft. Scheduled for launch in 2008, LISA Pathfinder will test in orbit a series of high-precision technologies essential for the future LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) project. This is a joint ESA/NASA mission which will try to detect gravitational waves, testing the fundamental theories of gravitation.
Published: 24 June 2004
Cassini-Huygens nears insertion into Saturn's orbit
ESA PR 33-2004. The ESA/NASA Cassini-Huygens mission, launched in October 1997, is currently heading for Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The ESA Huygens probe will be the first ever to land on the surface of a moon in the outer Solar System, and the NASA Cassini orbiter will continue to explore Saturn and its rings.
Published: 23 June 2004
Cluster discovers internal origin of the plasma sheet oscillations
Recent statistical studies of Cluster data have provided new insights into the origin of rapid large-amplitude magnetic variations in the centre of the Earth's magnetotail.
Published: 23 June 2004
First mass of an ultra-cool brown dwarf measured [heic0410]
An international team of astronomers using the world's biggest telescopes have directly measured the mass of an ultra-cool brown dwarf star and its companion dwarf star for the first time.
Published: 15 June 2004
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