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    Starry bulges yield secrets to galaxy growth
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    06-Jan-1999
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    The Hubble Space Telescope is uncovering important new clues to a galaxy's birth and growth by peering into its heart - a bulge of millions of stars that resemble a bulbous centre yolk in the...
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    X-ray observations of BAL Quasars with polar outflows
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    09-Jan-2008
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    X-ray observations with XMM-Newton of four polar broad absorption line quasars (BALQSOs) have been performed to ascertain whether strong X-ray attenuation, characteristic for BALQSOs, is also...
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    Hubble's view of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 [heic0706]
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    03-Jan-2007
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672. This remarkable image provides a high definition view of the galaxy's large ...
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    ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth's magnetosphere
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    09-Jan-2009
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    ESA's Science Programme Committee has extended the operations of ESA's Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December 2009. The decision to extend the three successful missions...
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    A galaxy of deception - Hubble snaps what looks like a young galaxy in the local Universe [heic1421]
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    25-Jan-2014
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    Astronomers usually have to peer very far into the distance to see back in time, and view the Universe as it was when it was young. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy DDO 68,...
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    Hubble Surveys Gigantic Galaxy [heic2002]
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    06-Jan-2020
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    To kickstart the 30th anniversary year of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble has imaged a majestic spiral galaxy. Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest known in the local universe. It is 2.5...
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    Herschel's view of Comet Siding Spring
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    17-Jan-2014
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    Herschel's view of Comet Siding Spring
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    A little more money and a lot more challenge for ESA's Science Programme
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    21-Jan-1999
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    ESA's Scientific Programme Committee (SPC), which met in Bern on 19-20 May, took an optimistic view of the decisions taken at Ministerial level in Brussels on 11-12 May. The SPC judged that the...
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    No. 39 - SMART-1 Ready for Operations Phase
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    19-Jan-2005
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    Overall StatusDuring the period 25 April to 16 May 2005, SMART-1 activities were focused on two main tasks:Operational Orbit Review - ESOC 28 AprilMoon Science Activities
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    Supernova remnant menagerie [heic0507]
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    07-Jan-2005
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    A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant. Denoted N 63A, the object is the remains of a massive star that...
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    New Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 1689 [heic1317]
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    12-Jan-2013
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    This new image from Hubble is one of the best ever views of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 1689, and shows the phenomenon of gravitational lensing with unprecedented clarity. This cluster acts...
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    Three candidates for ESA's next medium-class science mission
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    04-Jan-2015
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    Exoplanets, plasma physics and the X-ray Universe are the topics chosen by ESA to be considered for the fourth medium-class mission in its Cosmic Vision science programme, for launch in 2025.
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    Hubble discovers new Pluto moon [heic1212]
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    11-Jan-2012
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    A team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a fifth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
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    ESA confirms James Webb telescope Ariane launch
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    17-Jan-2015
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    The next great space observatory took a step closer this week when ESA signed the contract with Arianespace that will see the James Webb Space Telescope launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's...
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    Summary
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    19-Jan-2019
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    Summary Euclid is a medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme to investigate the expansion of our Universe over the past ten billion years, probing cosmic epochs from before the...
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    Major Discoveries by Venus Express: 2006-2014
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    14-Jan-2014
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    Major Discoveries by Venus Express: 2006-2014 3. Spinning Venus is slowing down Venus Express discovered that surface features were not quite where they should be, evidence that Earth's...
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    Hubble spots candidate for most distant known galaxy [heic1217]
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    15-Jan-2012
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    By combining the power of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and one of nature's zoom lenses, astronomers have found what is probably the most distant galaxy yet...
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    The most powerful black holes quenched their galaxy's star formation
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    10-Jan-2012
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    A survey of galaxies performed with ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has shown that only the most powerful black holes in the early Universe were able to quench the formation of stars in their host...
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    Herschel discovers galaxy merger in the very early Universe
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    13-Jan-2017
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    What seemed at first like a rare instance of a huge, ancient galaxy revealed itself to be an even rarer pair of extremely massive galaxies, seen on the brink of merging when the Universe was only a...
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    Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant Universe [heic1417]
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    26-Jan-2014
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    Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and many other telescopes on the ground and in space, an international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of a collision that took place...
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    Hubble astronomers check the prescription of a cosmic lens - First ever gravitationally lensed Type Ia supernovae discovered [heic1409]
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    01-Jan-2014
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    Two teams of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered three distant exploding stars that have been magnified by the immense gravity of foreground galaxy clusters, which...
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    2005 ESLAB Symposium
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    26-Jan-2005
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    2005 ESLAB Symposium "Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020" ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands) 19-21 April 2005 Second announcement & Call for Papers European space science has really...
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    Coordinated Ground-based Venus Observation Campaign
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    21-Jan-2007
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    21 May 2007This year, about twenty teams of professional astronomers will perform optical through mm observations of Venus using different telescopes around the world. Between 23 May and 9 June...
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    Formation of Organic Aerosols in Titan's Upper Atmosphere
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    11-Jan-2007
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    The most striking visual feature of Titan is the thick haze layer that envelopes the entire Saturnian moon and is thought to consist of complex organic molecules. Reported today in Science, new...
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    First direct evidence in space of magnetic reconnection in turbulent plasma
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    26-Jan-2007
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    Magnetic reconnection is a universal process in space, playing a key role in various astrophysical phenomena such as star formation, solar explosions or the entry of solar material within the...
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    Asteroids
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    25-Jan-2003
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    Asteroids Discoveries For a long time, the only information obtained on asteroids was through Earth-based observations and photographs. In recent years, radar observations have been made of several...
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    INTEGRAL observations suggest unified model for AGN requires a rethink
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    02-Jan-2011
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    Scrutinising a large sample of Active Galactic Nuclei with INTEGRAL, astronomers have found that, unexpectedly, sources affected by stronger absorption at lower energies show an excess emission in...
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    New Hubble Servicing Mission to upgrade instruments [heic0618]
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    02-Jan-2006
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    After more than a decade of fascinating discoveries, The Hubble Space Telescope will soon be given the new beginning that it deserves. On Tuesday, 31 October 2006, NASA has decided to approve a...
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    INFO 15-1997: XMM telescope goes on show for the first time
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    13-Jan-1997
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    An assembly of 58 mirrors, carefully sized, formed and nested one inside another, makes the most sensitive X-ray telescope ever built. ESA's new satellite called XMM, for X-ray Multi-Mirror, will...
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    ESA presence at the International Year of Astronomy Opening Ceremony
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    01-Jan-2008
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    A spectacular launch to the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) will take place on 15 and 16 January 2009 at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)...
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