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ESA

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:36:00 UT
Hubble: The Antennae Galaxies found to be closer to us [heic0812]
New research on the Antennae Galaxies using the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows that this proto-typical pair of interacting galaxies is in fact much closer to us than previously thought - at 45 million light-years instead of 65 million light-years.
Wed, 14 May 2008 07:31:00 UT
Planck: Planck Activities at CSL
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, the Planck spacecraft arrived at Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL) in Belgium. After unloading and opening of the transport and storage container, the flight model spacecraft was carefully rolled out on the container trolley. At the CSL facilities, Planck will go through its final thermal and cryogenic spacecraft system test campaign over the course of several weeks.
Thu, 08 May 2008 09:53:00 UT
Gaia: NASA's WMAP poses for ESA's Gaia
Sebastien Bouquillon (SYRTE/Obs. de Paris), Ricky Smart (INAF/OATo, Torino) and Alexandre Andrei (Observatorio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro) have used the 2.2m telescope of the European Southern Observatory at La Silla, Chile, to take several photographs of NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite in its orbit, which is about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. Perhaps surprisingly, they did so as part of the preparations for ESA's Gaia mission, which scientifically is totally unrelated to WMAP.
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:59:00 UT
Director's Desk: Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team appointed by ESA
An expert advisory team has been appointed by ESA with the purpose of advising the Agency on the best scientific and technological roadmap to pursue in order to address one of the most exciting goals in modern astrophysics: the characterization of terrestrial exo-planets (up to the possible detection of biomarkers). The Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team (EPR-AT) will consult with the scientific community and will report back to the Agency on the time-scale of one year. A Call for White Papers from the scientific community will be issued by ESA in May 2008.
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 UT
Collaborative Missions: AKARI (ASTRO-F) Post-Helium Phase Announcement of Opportunity
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to invite you to respond to the "Announcement of Opportunity" to submit proposals for observations to be performed with AKARI in its Post-Helium phase.
Mon, 05 May 2008 09:29:00 UT
Cosmic Vision: Call for Payload Study Consortia for Cosmic Vision M-class Missions
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:47:00 UT
Marco Polo: Marco Polo Workshop
5 & 6 June 2008 Salle Miramar, La Croisette, Cannes, France Croisette Beach Hotel 13, rue du Canada, 06400 Cannes, France
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:34:00 UT
COROT: IAU Symposium No.253 - Transiting Planets [Sun, 18 May 2008 22:00:00 UT]
The symposium is motivated by the quickly expanding research on extra-solar planets and the growth of interest in this topic among the astronomy community. Among the many discoveries related to this young field, the detection and study of transiting planets has now emerged as an extremely fruitful research area.
Fri, 09 May 2008 08:51:00 UT
Mars Express: Second Mars Express Data Workshop - HRSC & OMEGA [Tue, 20 May 2008 22:00:00 UT]
Data collected by instruments on board Mars Express are available to the science community through the Planetary Science Archive. In order to facilitate the access, use, processing and analysis of these data, training workshops are organized for the science community at large. This is the second workshop in the series and like the first workshop it focuses on the HRSC (High Resolution Stereo Camera) and OMEGA (Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité) instruments.
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:57:00 UT
Conferences: The Solar System Bodies: from Optics to Geology [Sun, 25 May 2008 22:00:00 UT]
This international conference is organized as part of the memorial events devoted to the 200th anniversary of astronomy in Kharkiv and is planned to start regular meetings at the Astronomical Institute of Kharkiv V.N. Karazin National University on study of the Solar system bodies.

NASA

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA Extends Space Station Contract With ARES Corp.
NASA Wednesday awarded ARES Corp. in Houston a one-year contract extension valued at $25.7 million for services required to continue the development and operation of the International Space Station.
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA Selects Goddard Program Analysis and Control Contractor
NASA has selected SP Systems Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. The work will support NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Flight Projects Directorate in Greenbelt.
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA Briefings and TV Coverage Schedule for Phoenix Mars Landing
NASA news briefings, live commentary and updates before and after the scheduled Sunday, May 25 arrival of the agency's Phoenix Mars Lander will be available on NASA Television and on the Web.
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder
New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change
A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy
The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array.
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA, NIA Announce NASA Education Television Partnership
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the launch of NASA Education TV, a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce new educational television programs for distribution on NASA Television and the Internet.
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA Assigns Part of Crew for Expedition 20 Space Station Mission
NASA and its international partners have assigned two crew members to the Expedition 20 International Space Station mission.
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
NASA to Hold Media Briefings on New Ocean-Observing Mission
NASA will hold two media briefings on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, on the international Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2, which is dedicated to monitoring sea-level rise and improving weather and climate forecasts.
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
High School Students Fly High in NASA Aeronautics Competition
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has selected the winners of its high school contest to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future.
 
 

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