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    Behemoth black hole found in an unlikely place [heic1607]
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    06-Jan-2016
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    Astronomers have uncovered one of the biggest supermassive black holes, with the mass of 17 billion Suns, in an unlikely place: the centre of a galaxy that lies in a quiet backwater of the...
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    Summary
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    22-Jan-2003
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    ESA's 1st technology proving mission
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    X-ray optics
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    14-Jan-2010
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    X-ray optics NOTE: In March 2011 ESA announced a new way forward for the L-class candidate missions: IXO, EJSM-Laplace and LISA. At this time the IXO concept ceased to be a candidate and ESA, along...
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    First Light for the ASTROVIRTEL Project
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    12-Jan-2000
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    Astronomical data archives increasingly resemble virtual gold mines of information. A new project, known as ASTROVIRTEL aims to exploit these astronomical treasure troves by allowing scientists to...
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    Instruments
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    16-Jan-2004
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    Instruments Introduction The Herschel science payload comprises three instruments that perform a combination of spectrometry, imaging spectrometry and imaging photometry covering a wavelength range...
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    Photoconductor array camera and spectrometer (PACS) for the Far-Infrared and Submillimeter
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    10-Jan-2000
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    Photoconductor array camera and spectrometer (PACS) for the Far-Infrared and Submillimeter Telescope (FIRST) Publication date: 02 June 2000 Authors: Poglitsch, A. et al. Journal: Proceedings of...
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    See Venus passing in front of the Sun!
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    03-Jan-2004
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    A transit of Venus is so rare that no living human has witnessed one (it happened for the last time in 1882!). On 8 June 2004 you will be able to see Venus passing between the Sun and Earth. The...
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    Missions to Mercury
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    12-Jan-2015
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    Missions to Mercury In the early 1970s, Mercury was a world of mystery. Hindered by the planet's small size and proximity to the Sun, Earthbound astronomers could only sketch vague dark markings on...
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    Hubble discovers rare fossil relic of early Milky Way [heic1617]
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    07-Jan-2016
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    A fossilised remnant of the early Milky Way harbouring stars of hugely different ages has been revealed by an international team of astronomers. This stellar system resembles a globular cluster,...
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    Servicing Mission 4 - the fifth and final visit to Hubble [heic0907]
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    01-Jan-2009
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    On 11 May 2009, Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch with a crew of seven to visit the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and carry out the fifth and final servicing mission. The replacement and repair...
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    Small but significant - Astronomers use Hubble to study bursts of star formation in the dwarf galaxies of the early Universe [heic1412]
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    19-Jan-2014
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    They may only be little, but they pack a star-forming punch: new observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show that starbursts in dwarf galaxies played a bigger role than expected in...
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    New Microscopic Properties of Magnetic Reconnection Derived by Cluster
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    19-Jan-2006
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    Magnetic reconnection is considered to be the most efficient mechanism for solar material to penetrate the Earth's magnetic shield and to convert magnetic energy to particle energy (generating...
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    Rosetta makes first detection of molecular nitrogen at a comet
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    19-Jan-2015
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    ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has made the first measurement of molecular nitrogen at a comet, providing clues about the temperature environment in which Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko formed.
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    No. 253 - Nominal operations and continuation of the twenty-second solar eclipse season
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    31-Jan-2013
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    Report for the period 14 October to 10 November 2012This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express planned routine operations. It includes nominal operations at moderate telemetry data...
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    No. 249 - Continuation of the thirteenth Earth occultation season and end of the twenty-first eclipse season
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    22-Jan-2012
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    Report for the period 24 June 2012 to 21 July 2012This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations. This period included the continuation of the mission's longest period of Earth...
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    Fact Sheet
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    06-Jan-2010
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    Fact Sheet Fast Facts Venus Express Launch date: 9 November 2005 03:33 UT Mission end: 16 December 2014 Launch vehicle: Soyuz-Fregat rocket Launch mass: 1270 kg Mission phase: Post-operations...
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    The first giant space telescope will be entirely European
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    15-Jan-2001
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    Astrium will build the 3.5-metre mirror for ESA's Herschel Space Observatory Giant telescopes with primary mirrors of 8 metres in diameter are now common on the ground, but it will take a while...
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    Günther Hasinger's science vision
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    05-Jan-2019
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    An interview with ESA's Director of Science, Günther Hasinger, on space science at ESA – his reflections on last year's achievements and his visions for the future of space science.
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    Stephan's Quintet - A Mammoth Cosmic Collision [heic0007]
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    25-Jan-2000
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    A spectacular new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the group of galaxies called Stephan's Quintet provides a detailed view of one of the most exciting star forming regions in the...
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    ESA orbiter discovers water supersaturation in the Martian atmosphere
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    29-Jan-2011
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    New analysis of data sent back by the SPICAM spectrometer on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has revealed for the first time that the planet's atmosphere is supersaturated with water vapour....
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    Hubble makes the first observation of a total lunar eclipse by a space telescope [heic2013]
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    06-Jan-2020
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    Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected ozone in Earth's atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe...
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    Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at Rosetta's comet
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    21-Jan-2020
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    ESA's Rosetta mission has revealed a unique kind of aurora, an exciting phenomenon seen throughout the Solar System, at its target comet, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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    Patrick Pinet
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    26-Jan-2011
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    Patrick Pinet Biography & lecture abstracts Patrick Pinet was born in Fes, Morocco (1957). He studied theoretical physics at the Univ. of Pau (France) and geophysical engineering at the Institut de...
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    MIRO at Comet Wirtanen: what a gas!
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    10-Jan-2001
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    What do a comet, the Voyager mission, the Big Bang and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence have in common? Answer: Dr. Samuel Gulkis from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Principal...
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    Euclid dark Universe mission ready to take shape
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    17-Jan-2015
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    Euclid, ESA's dark Universe mission, has passed its preliminary design review, providing confidence that the spacecraft and its payload can be built. It's time to start 'cutting metal'.
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    How massive stars sculpt a cosmic crib
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    10-Jan-2012
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    ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has captured a new, stunning image of Cygnus X, one of the richest star-forming regions in our cosmic neighbourhood. The image reveals in unprecedented detail the...
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    Cosmic Vision 2015-2025
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    06-Jan-2004
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    Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 ESA Workshop on the Scientific Themes of Tomorrow Paris, 15-16 September 2004 UNESCO Salle IV 125, Avenue de Suffren 75007 PARIS PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Wednesday 15 September...
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    Cosmic Vision 2015-2025
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    06-Jan-2004
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    Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 ESA Workshop on the Scientific Themes of Tomorrow Paris, 15-16 September 2004 UNESCO Salle IV 125, Avenue de Suffren 75007 PARIS PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Wednesday 15 September...
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    Cluster reveals fundamental 3-D properties of magnetic turbulence
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    24-Jan-2006
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    Fundamental 3-D properties of magnetic turbulence observed in the magnetosheath are reported, thanks to measurements by ESA's Cluster mission close to the magnetopause. These properties are of...
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    The curious case of Earth's leaking atmosphere
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    07-Jan-2016
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    Earth's atmosphere is leaking. Every day, around 90 tonnes of material escapes from our planet's upper atmosphere and streams out into space. Although missions such as ESA's Cluster fleet have long...
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