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    Uranus
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    04-Jan-2004
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    Uranus Origin of name Uranus is named after the father of Saturn in Roman mythology. Discovered by William Herschel in 1781 Satellites Named after characters from...
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    Explore the cosmos with ESASky
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    22-Jan-2018
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    Meet ESASky, a discovery portal that provides full access to the entire sky. This open-science application allows computer, tablet and mobile users to visualise cosmic objects near and far across...
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    Rosetta's OSIRIS cameras reveal the nature of asteroid Steins
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    08-Jan-2010
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    Close-up images of asteroid (2867) Steins, obtained with the OSIRIS cameras on Rosetta, have provided extensive new measurements of the physical properties of this main-belt asteroid. Steins is...
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    Herschel's HIFI follows the trail of cosmic water
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    06-Jan-2010
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    Herschel's HIFI instrument was especially designed to follow the water trail in the Universe over a wide range of scales, from the Solar System out to extragalactic sources. Early results,...
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    Hubble and Keck team up to find farthest known galaxy in the Universe [heic0404]
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    15-Jan-2004
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    An international team of astronomers may have set a new record in discovering what is the most distant known galaxy in the Universe. Located an estimated 13 billion light-years away, the object is...
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    Star factory in the early Universe challenges galaxy evolution theory
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    17-Jan-2013
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    ESA's Herschel space observatory has discovered an extremely distant galaxy making stars more than 2000 times faster than our own Milky Way. Seen at a time when the Universe was less than a billion...
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    Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon
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    03-Jan-2006
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    ESA PR 31-2006: At 05h42m21.759s UT, 3 September 2006, a small flash illuminated the surface of the Moon as the European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft impacted onto the lunar soil, in the Lake...
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    Hot lava flows discovered on Venus
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    18-Jan-2015
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    ESA's Venus Express has found the best evidence yet for active volcanism on Earth's neighbour planet.
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    The Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates Supernova 1987A's 20th Anniversary [heic0704]
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    23-Jan-2007
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    Twenty years ago, astronomers witnessed one of the brightest stellar explosions in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, SN 1987A, blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months...
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    Hubble finds that "distance" from the brightest stars is key to preserving primordial discs [heic2009]
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    28-Jan-2020
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was used to conduct a three-year study of the crowded, massive and young star cluster Westerlund 2. The research found that the material encircling stars near...
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    Cassini Equinox Mission
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    31-Jan-2008
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    The Cassini Equinox Mission was a two-year mission extension which ran from July 2008 until October 2010. This followed the completion of the four-year nominal mission, which ran from July 2004 to...
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    Cassini/Huygens deep-space manoeuvre completed
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    03-Jan-1998
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    second flyby of Venus in June - the next major milestone on the long voyage to Saturn
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    Cluster takes a tilt at radio wave sources
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    26-Jan-2013
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    A new study using ESA's Cluster mission has shown improved precision in determining the source of a radio emission produced by the Earth. The experiment involved tilting one of the four identical...
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    International Year of Astronomy 2009 officially launched
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    16-Jan-2009
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    A thrilling launch to the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is taking place at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris on 15 and...
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    Astronomy and Astrophysics focuses on XMM-Newton
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    25-Jan-2001
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    The first issue this year of the European scientific journal "Astronomy and Astrophysics" has just been published. It is a 352-page bumper edition devoted entirely to ESA's XMM-Newton...
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    Herschel's view of the W3/W4/W5 complex
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    18-Jan-2017
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    Herschel's view of the W3/W4/W5 complex
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    Herschel's view of Orion B
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    18-Jan-2017
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    Herschel's view of Orion B
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    Comets at close range
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    26-Jan-2001
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    15 years after ESA's Giotto spacecraft achieved an historic close range reconnaissance of Comet Halley, another probe from Earth has successfully followed in its footsteps.
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    James Webb Space Telescope to launch in October 2021
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    16-Jan-2020
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    The launch of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana is now planned for 31 October 2021.
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    SPC Report April 2005
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    09-Jan-2005
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    OperationsThe Huygens Mission Operations Report was prepared by the Flight Control Team and was released in March. The analysis shows that the probe was in good health during the mission and all...
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    Hubble - greatest discoveries
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    28-Jan-2015
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    Hubble - greatest discoveries The lives of stars: How Hubble has revolutionised our understanding of the birth and death of stars Most of the light and radiation we can observe in the Universe...
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    Herschel view of the Vela-C molecular cloud
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    26-Jan-2012
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    Herschel view of Vela-C
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    Hubble snaps close-up views of diverse galaxies
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    30-Jan-2008
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    Hubble snaps close-up views of diverse galaxies
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    Venus mountains create wave trains
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    13-Jan-2014
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    The planet Venus is blanketed by high-level clouds. At visible wavelengths, individual cloud features are difficult to see, but observations made by instruments on ESA's Venus Express orbiter have...
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    Support for missions
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    06-Jan-2017
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    Support for missions Contents of this page PLATO CCD CHEOPS CCD Euclid CCD SMILE CCD Euclid near-infrared detector Gaia mission support PLATO CCD The PLATO CCD detector...
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    Introduction to the Universe
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    18-Jan-2004
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    Introduction to the Universe Solar System The Solar System is a collection of planets, moons, asteroids and comets and other rocky objects orbiting the Sun. The Solar System is believed to extend...
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    Hubble sees the brightest quasar in the early Universe [heic1902]
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    09-Jan-2019
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the brightest quasar ever seen in the early Universe. After 20 years of searching, astronomers have identified the ancient quasar with the help of...
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    Lutetia's dark side hosts hidden crater
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    08-Jan-2014
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    Grooves found on Lutetia, an asteroid encountered by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, point to the existence of a large impact crater on the unseen side of the rocky world.
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    Hubble reveals diversity of exoplanet atmospheres – Largest ever comparative study solves missing water mystery [heic1524]
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    14-Jan-2015
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    Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope to study the atmospheres of ten hot, Jupiter-sized exoplanets in detail, the largest number of such...
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    A family portrait of galaxies [heic1213]
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    06-Jan-2012
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    Two very different galaxies feature in this family portrait taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, together forming a peculiar galaxy pair called Arp 116. The image shows the dramatic...
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    Herschel Announcement of Opportunity for Open Time (OT1) observations
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    21-Jan-2010
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    The first in-flight Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Open Time (OT1) observations with the Herschel Space Observatory has been issued. The OT1 call solicits proposals from the worldwide...
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    Planck's full-scale mock-up unveiled this week in Bologna
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    20-Jan-2000
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    Planck, ESA's satellite to study the origins of the Universe, will makeits first 'public appearance' this week in Bologna (Italy): a full-scalemock-up of the satellite, due for launch in 2007, will...
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is back in business [heic0820]
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    30-Jan-2008
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    The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business with a snapshot of the fascinating galaxy pair Arp 147.
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    Images
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    28-Jan-2004
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    Images Selection of Images This is a representative set of images that you can download from our Images and Videos Pages. Click on an image to load it in a new window Last Update: 31 August 2019
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    Images
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    28-Jan-2004
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    Images Selection of Images This is a representative set of images that you can download from our Images and Videos Pages. Click on an image to load it in a new window Last Update: 1 September 2019
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    Rosetta flyby uncovers the complex history of asteroid Lutetia
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    29-Jan-2012
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    The long and tumultuous history of asteroid (21) Lutetia is revealed by a comprehensive analysis of the data gathered by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft when it flew past this large main-belt asteroid on...
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    Hubble's 17th anniversary - extreme star birth in the Carina Nebula [heic0707]
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    24-Jan-2007
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    One of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble's cameras has been released to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the launch and deployment of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The...
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    Planetary Orbiter
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    21-Jan-2003
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    Planetary Orbiter, Bepi Colombo mission, Mercury
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    SMART-1 images of new target site of upcoming LCROSS impact
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    08-Jan-2009
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    ESA's SMART-1 team has released new images of the proposed impact site of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), after the LCROSS team announced a new target last week. ...
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    Light continues to echo three years after stellar outburst [heic0503]
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    03-Jan-2005
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    The Hubble Space Telescope's latest image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light...
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    PR 32-1997: Successful Launch of Cassini-Huygens Mission
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    15-Jan-1997
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    American Titan IVB/Centaur launcher sent NASA's large Cassini spacecraft on its way to Saturn...In 2004 ESA's Huygens probe will plunge into the thick atmosphere of...
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    Jupiter
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    04-Jan-2004
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    Jupiter Origin of name Jupiter is named after the most important deity in the Roman pantheon; brother of Neptune, Pluto, and of his wife, Juno. Satellites Named after characters from the Jovian...
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    Jupiter
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    04-Jan-2004
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    Jupiter Origin of name Jupiter is named after the most important deity in the Roman pantheon; brother of Neptune, Pluto, and of his wife, Juno. Satellites Named after characters from the Jovian...
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    Hubble sees 'Comet Galaxy' being ripped apart by galaxy cluster [heic0705]
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    06-Jan-2007
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster's gravitational field and...
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    Planck pre-launch status: HFI ground calibration
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    09-Jan-2010
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    Planck pre-launch status: HFI ground calibration Publication date: 10 July 2010 Authors: Pajot, F., et al. Journal: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: 520 Issue: A10 Page: 15 Year: 2010 Copyright:...
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    Structural and thermal model of the Euclid satellite
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    19-Jan-2019
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    Structural and thermal model of the Euclid satellite
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    Venus Express Earth occultation seasons
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    22-Jan-2012
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    Earth occultation seasons occur regularly in the Venus Express mission. For short periods of time during such seasons, the spacecraft's radio signal can pass through Venus' atmosphere before it is...
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    Pyxel - A software framework for imaging detector simulation
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    06-Jan-2018
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    Pyxel - A software framework for imaging detector simulation Pyxel is a novel, end-to-end detection chain simulation framework in Python for imaging detectors, designed to host and combine existing...
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    Installation of the Herschel Sunshield
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    22-Jan-2005
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    of space telescopes.It will be the first space observatory covering the full far infrared
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    Spacecraft
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    05-Jan-2003
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    of four science instruments that work across the entire optical spectrum - from infrared
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    Missions to asteroids
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    14-Jan-2014
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    Here is a summary of previous and planned missions to asteroids.
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    Hubble delivers first insight into atmospheres of potentially habitable planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 [heic1802]
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    05-Jan-2018
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    An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to look for atmospheres around four Earth-sized planets orbiting within or near TRAPPIST-1's habitable zone. The...
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    Results from Venus Express
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    27-Jan-2006
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    Results from Venus Express Below are listed some highlights of the scientific results from the ESA Venus Express mission. The full details of each result, including the high-resolution versions of...
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    Hubble observes a dwarf galaxy with a bright nebula [heic1207]
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    10-Jan-2012
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made detailed observations of the dwarf galaxy NGC 2366. While it lacks the elegant spiral arms of many larger galaxies, NGC 2366 is home to a bright,...
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    Hubble sees a galaxy hit a bullseye [heic1218]
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    06-Jan-2012
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    Bright pink nebulae almost completely encircle a spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 922. The ring structure and the galaxy's distorted spiral shape result from a...
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    Herschel finds first evidence of Earth-like water in a comet
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    05-Jan-2011
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    A team of astronomers using ESA's Herschel Space Observatory have discovered the first comet containing water that is similar in isotopic composition to that in Earth's oceans. This detection, in...
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    Herschel's hunt for filaments in the Milky Way
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    28-Jan-2015
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    Observations with ESA's Herschel space observatory have revealed that our Galaxy is threaded with filamentary structures on every length scale. From nearby clouds hosting tangles of filaments a few...
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    Rare merger illuminates origin of 'red and dead' galaxies
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    22-Jan-2013
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    Astronomers have found a rare encounter between two massive and gas-rich galaxies in a survey from Herschel. The event took place when the Universe was only about three billion years old and...
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    2005 ESLAB Symposium - Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020
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    18-Jan-2005
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    2005 ESLAB Symposium - Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020 Programme Outline Tuesday 19 April Opening 12:00 Welcome Address Southwood, D., ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands 12:30 The Ongoing...
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    SMART-1 Mission to the Moon: Technology and Science Goals
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    02-Jan-2003
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    SMART-1 Mission to the Moon: Technology and Science Goals Abstract B.H. Foing1, G.D. Racca², A. Marini², D.J. Heather1, D. Koschny1, M. Grande³, J. Huovelin4, H.U. Keller5, A. Nathues5, J.L....
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    New launch date for James Webb Space Telescope
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    28-Jan-2018
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    After completion of an independent review, a new launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced: 30 March 2021.
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    Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy [heic0901]
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    05-Jan-2009
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    A spectacular new image of an unusual spiral galaxy in the Coma Galaxy Cluster has been created from data taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It reveals...
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    Hubble captures grand-design spiral galaxy M74 [heic0719]
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    29-Jan-2007
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    Messier 74, also called NGC 628, is a stunning example of a grand-design spiral galaxy that is viewed by Earth observers nearly face-on. Its perfectly symmetrical spiral arms emanate from the...
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    Bizarre nearby blast mimics Universe's most ancient stars
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    11-Jan-2014
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    ESA's XMM-Newton observatory has helped to uncover how the Universe's first stars ended their lives in giant explosions.
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    Herschel discovers mature galaxies in the young Universe
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    29-Jan-2014
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    New Herschel results have given us a remarkable insight into the internal dynamics of two young galaxies. Surprisingly, they have shown that just a few billion years after the Big Bang, some...
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    Herschel probes the dusty history of a giant star
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    20-Jan-2011
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    About 5 thousand million years from now, our Sun will expand into a red giant, swelling to such a size that it may swallow the Earth. It will then begin to shed huge amounts of dust, surrounding...
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    Rosetta reveals comet's water-ice cycle
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    23-Jan-2015
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    ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence for a daily water-ice cycle on and near the surface of comets.
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    Spacecraft
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    02-Jan-2011
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    MarcoPolo-R will comprise a primary spacecraft with an Earth re-entry capsule (ERC). The spacecraft will fly to asteroid 2008 EV5 and after initial investigations it will obtain a sample of roughly...
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    No. 3 - SPC Report October 2003
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    13-Jan-2003
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    successful in-flight engineeringdemonstration of the first orbiter critical sequence, Saturn
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    The future of the Orion constellation
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    09-Jan-2017
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    A new video, based on measurements by ESA's Gaia and Hipparcos satellites, shows how our view of the Orion constellation will evolve over the next 450 000 years.
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    European Space Agency to probe asteroid blind spot
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    12-Jan-2002
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    In the past five weeks two asteroids have passed close by Earth, at distances of 1.2 and 3 times the distance to the Moon. Another asteroid has recently been shown to have a 1 in 300 chance of...
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    ESA's new camera will revolutionise the way astronomers observe the Universe
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    09-Jan-2002
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    Scientists at the European Space Agency have developed a new camera that is poised to revolutionise the way astronomers observe the Universe. Called S-Cam, the new device's capabilities read like...
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    Science observations with Venus Express during an eclipse
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    06-Jan-2012
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    Science observations with Venus Express during an eclipse Venus Express travels in an inertially fixed orbit: rather than being fixed with reference to the centre of the planet, the orbital...
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    ESA Planetary Science Archive gets a new look
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    16-Jan-2017
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    Today, ESA launches a new version of its Planetary Science Archive (PSA) website, the online interface to data from the agency's space science missions that have been exploring planets, moons and...
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    TandEM (Titan and Enceladus Mission) Workshop
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    07-Jan-2008
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    17-19 March 2008Chateau de Meudon5 Place Janssen 92195 MEUDON Cedex, France
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