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    Demise in ice and fire [heic0407]
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    28-Jan-2004
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    The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known. At its centre lies a superhot, dying star smothered in a blanket of hailstones. A new Hubble image...
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    Exploding star in NGC 2397 [heic0808]
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    31-Jan-2008
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    The latest image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a sharp view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2397. This image also shows a rare Hubble view of the early stages of a supernova - SN...
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    Gargantuan galaxy NGC 1132 - a cosmic fossil? [heic0804]
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    06-Jan-2008
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the galaxy NGC 1132 which is, most likely, a cosmic fossil - the aftermath of an enormous multi-galactic pile-up, where the carnage...
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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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    Euclid to probe dark Universe with Astrium science module
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    11-Jan-2013
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    The module carrying the telescope and scientific instruments of ESA's Euclid 'dark Universe' mission is now being developed by Astrium in Toulouse, France.
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    SMART-1 spacecraft and payload take shape for Moon journey
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    02-Jan-2000
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    It was with added enthusiasm that the key players in the SMART-1 mission gathered at ESTEC on 31 January and 1 February for their sixth Science and Technology Working Team meeting. It was the first...
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    Archive
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    13-Jan-2003
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    Archive The ISO Data Archive (IDA) It has been mentioned that ISO performed around 30 000 science observations. If account is taken of obser-vations made in the parallel and serendipity modes of...
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    Hunting high-mass stars with Herschel
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    27-Jan-2013
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    In this new view of a vast star-forming cloud called W3, ESA's Herschel space observatory tells the story of how massive stars are born.
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    V838 Monocerotis revisited: Space phenomenon imitates art [heic0405]
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    04-Jan-2004
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    "Starry Night", Vincent van Gogh's famous painting, is renowned for its bold whorls of light sweeping across a raging night sky. Although this image of the heavens came only from the...
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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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    Andromeda in HD - Hubble captures the sharpest ever view of neighbouring spiral Galaxy [heic1502]
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    05-Jan-2015
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    The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest and biggest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy - otherwise known as Messier 31. The enormous image is the biggest Hubble image...
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    Hubble revisits the Monkey Head Nebula for 24th birthday snap [heic1406]
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    17-Jan-2014
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    To celebrate its 24th year in orbit, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has released a beautiful new image of part of NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula. This colourful region is...
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    A cross-section of the Universe [heic1408]
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    17-Jan-2014
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    An image of a galaxy cluster taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope gives a remarkable cross-section of the Universe, showing objects at different distances and stages in cosmic history. They...
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    Rosetta's observations during the third Earth swingby
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    10-Jan-2009
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    Rosetta's third Earth swingby on 13 November 2009 provides an important opportunity to obtain calibration measurements for the science instruments and to perform science observations of both the...
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    Instrument Design
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    09-Jan-2004
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    Instrument Design ASPERA-3: Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms The ASPERA-3 (Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms) instrument is made up of two components: the Main Unit,...
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    The Future
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    24-Jan-2000
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    How Xeus is going to be used in the Horizon 2000 programme.
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    Hubble finds compelling evidence for a moon outside the Solar System [heic1817]
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    03-Jan-2018
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    Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and older data from the Kepler Space Telescope two astronomers have found the first compelling evidence for a moon outside our own Solar System. The data...
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    Gaia data help prepare for a rare celestial alignment of Neptune's largest moon
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    03-Jan-2017
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    On 5 October 2017, the largest moon of Neptune will pass in front of a distant star. This rare event will temporarily block the star's light from Earth and provide an excellent opportunity to study...
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    Shining a light on the aurora of Mars
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    05-Jan-2015
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    ESA's Mars Express has shed new light on the Red Planet's rare ultraviolet aurora by combining for the first time remote observations with in situ measurements of electrons hitting the atmosphere.
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    Winners Austria
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    12-Jan-2017
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    Winners Austria The hexagon at Saturn's north pole Authors: Erich Brenner, Daniel Niederl, Tobias Eberhard Der Titan hat Vulkane wie bei uns auf der Erde. Wir wissen aber,...
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    2005 ESLAB Symposium
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    20-Jan-2004
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    2005 ESLAB Symposium "Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020" ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands) 19-21 April 2005 First announcement European space science has really matured during the...
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    Hunting Galaxy Clusters with Planck – The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
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    11-Jan-2011
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    As the photons of the Cosmic Microwave Background traverse the Universe, they encounter different types of structures which affect their path and energy in various ways, producing a series of...
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    Damien Loizeau
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    26-Jan-2011
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    Damien Loizeau Biography & lecture abstracts Damien Loizeau was born in Poissy, France (1982). He studied Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Paris XI at Orsay. He obtained his PhD in...
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    Mission Status
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    17-Jan-2009
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    Mission Status In November 2018, the Euclid mission passed its critical design review, marking the successful completion of a major phase in the progress of the project and clearing the way to...
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    Hubble photographs grand spiral galaxy Messier 81 [heic0710]
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    28-Jan-2007
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    The sharpest image ever taken of the large grand design spiral galaxy Messier 81 is being released today. The image, constructed from a series of images taken with NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,...
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    Phase 0 studies completed for the M4 Cosmic Vision candidate missions
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    02-Jan-2015
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    Three science missions, ARIEL, THOR and XIPE, chosen in June as candidates for the M4 Cosmic Vision launch opportunity, have been the subjects of Phase 0 studies at ESA's Concurrent Design...
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    A new episode of active volcanism on Venus?
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    02-Jan-2012
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    For decades, planetary scientists have debated whether Venus possesses active volcanoes. The latest twist to the tale is provided by data sent back from ESA's Venus Express orbiter, revealing...
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    French scientists and industry make major contribution to Mars Express
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    10-Jan-2002
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    French scientists and industry make major contribution to Mars Express Within this article: SPICAM light OMEGA Astrium, France, the prime contractor Media contacts France is one of the major...
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    X-raying colliding stellar winds
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    12-Jan-2012
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    Ground- and space-based observations, including studies by ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory, have provided unique insights into a star system dominated by two Galactic giants.
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