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FIRST FOR LEICESTER ON OPERATIONAL WEATHER SATELLITE   view more (2002-08-27)

ESA to test the smartest technique for detecting extrasolar planets from the ground
To see a dim planet around a bright star is like looking for a candle flame next to a searchlight. To solve this problem, scientists have developed the concept of nulling interferometry, one of the smartest methods to date in the search for extrasolar planets. The European Space Agency (ESA) and... view more (2002-03-26)

New mobile phone functions fit into a smaller space than before
Even a conventional mobile phone user demands more functions and better performance of his mobile phone in the smallest possible space. The mobile phone should also be easy to use, reliable and inexpensive. In order to meet these demands, more data and functions than before must be packed into the... view more (2002-04-05)

Delft nano-detector very promising for remote cosmic realms
A miniscule but super-sensitive sensor can help solve the mysteries of outer space. Cosmic radiation, which contains the terahertz frequencies that the sensors detect, offers astronomers important new information about the birth of star systems and planets.   view more (2007-01-18)

Media Invite - UK Press Briefing on Swift
Countdown to the launch of Swift   view more (2004-10-18)

"Aurora is the door to the future," says ESA's next Director General
The future is never easy to predict, but ESA must be prepared to meet the unexpected challenges that will arise as the century unfolds, says the agency's next Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain. Speaking at the Paris Air Show last week, Dordain strongly supported initiatives such as the... view more (2003-06-27)

GLAST Safely in Orbit, Getting Check-ups
Less than a week after launch, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is safely up-and-running well in orbit approximately 350 miles (565 kilometers) above Earth's surface.   view more (2008-06-20)

ESA studies the Sun-Earth climate link
Meteorologists can no longer view the Earth as an isolated system. Both long-term climate changes and day-to-day weather show links with the Sun`s activity. Scientists therefore study the nature of those links intensely. With data from ESA`s spaceprobes SOHO, Cluster, and Ulysses, we now have the... view more (2002-08-23)

First Stars Seen In Distant Galaxies
UK and US astronomers have used the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope to detect light coming from the first stars to form in some of the most distant galaxies yet seen.   view more (2005-04-02)

Cosmonauts, Mind The Galactic Radiation!
Russian scientists have designed automated systems of radiation control and safety for the Martian expedition. During this expedition a lot of things will be executed for the first time, e.g. a complicated sensor system, controlled by the on board computer, will protect the cosmonauts from the... view more (2002-04-26)

T-rays: New imaging technology spotlighted by American Chemical Society
T-ray sensing and imaging technology, which can spot cracks in space shuttle foam, see biological agents through a sealed envelope and detect tumors without harmful radiation, was the focus of a recent symposium at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.   view more (2005-12-07)

20 Thousand Leagues Under The Sea"¦ And Up Into Space
What could an astronaut learn from a crab? In the ocean, detecting depth is crucial. If an animal swims too deep it may be crushed by the immense pressure it encounters. Fortunately for the crab it is able to detect pressure using its balance system and, by exploiting the sensitivity of this... view more (2003-03-26)

'Rocket Science' to help Britain's elderly
Helping an elderly person up the stairs may not seem rocket science - but look again, perhaps it is. Scientists studying the effects of space flight on humans are applying their findings to the elderly population on earth after discovering that the effects of micro-gravity on astronauts are greatly... view more (2004-01-09)

Brain stem cells sensitive to space radiation
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists recently led a team of researchers to study potential effects of space radiation on astronauts.   view more (2007-12-12)

Hubble panoramic view of Orion Nebula reveals thousands of stars
In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is offering an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula.   view more (2006-01-12)

Hubble shows 'baby' galaxy is not so young after all
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has found out the true nature of a dwarf galaxy that astronomers had for a long time identified as one of the youngest galaxies in the Universe. Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made observations of the galaxy I Zwicky 18 which seem to... view more (2007-10-17)

Physicists uncover new solution for cosmic collisions
It turns out that our math teachers were right: being able to solve problems without a calculator does come in handy in the "real" world.   view more (2008-01-11)

AP2000 Millennium Conference on Antennas & Propagation
Antennas and radio-wave propagation involve key technologies for space communications, navigation and remote sensing, for all terrestrial wireless transmission systems, for radar, and for a number of other applications ranging from mine detection to biological wave interactions and medical... view more (2000-03-24)

NOAA: Sunspot is harbinger of new solar cycle, increasing risk for electrical systems
A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals and even cell phones and ATM transactions, showed signs it was on its way late Thursday when the cycle's first sunspot appeared in... view more (2008-01-08)

ESA is helping to make road transport more effective
Space is the usual business of a space agency, so it may come as a surprise that the European Space Agency (ESA) is giving some attention to road transport. The agency is designing and building the satellites that will make up the space segment of Galileo, Europe`s own global satellite navigation... view more (2002-10-02)

UK scientists all set for New Year encounter with a comet
On January 2nd 2004 the NASA space mission, STARDUST, will fly through comet Wild 2, capturing interstellar particles and dust and returning them to Earth in 2006. Space scientists from the Open University and University of Kent have developed one of the instruments which will help tell us more... view more (2003-12-16)

Space tourism to rocket in this century, researchers predict
Seeking an out-of-this-world travel destination? Outer space will rocket into reality as "the" getaway of this century, according to researchers at the University of Delaware and the University of Rome La Sapienza.   view more (2008-02-22)

Columbus camera captures first views of Earth
One of the experiments housed on the European Columbus laboratory's external platform is an automated eye in the sky known as the Earth Viewing Camera (EVC). Now, after several weeks of troubleshooting by the EVC team in the Netherlands, the first pictures from the orbiting camera have arrived... view more (2008-03-12)

Scientists accurately simulate appearance of sun's corona during eclipse
The most true-to-life computer simulation ever made of our sun's multimillion-degree outer atmosphere, the corona, successfully predicted its actual appearance during the March 29, 2006, solar eclipse, scientists have announced.   view more (2006-06-27)

Aurorae and Volcanic Eruptions
Impressive thermal-infrared images have been obtained of the giant planet Jupiter during tests of a new detector in the ISAAC instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory (Chile). They show in particular the full extent of the northern auroral ring and part of the... view more (2001-06-07)

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