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Scientists 'Weigh' Tiny Galaxy Halfway Across Universe
A tiny galaxy, nearly halfway across the universe, the smallest in size and mass known to exist at that distance, has been identified by an international team of scientists led by two from the University of California, Santa Barbara.   view more (2007-10-04)

Press invitation - ESA to unveil its new science programme
ESA PR 33-2002. Last November the ESA Director of Science, Professor David Southwood, announced the need for a complete reassessment of the ESA science programme. Following the Council meeting at ministerial level, funds for ESA`s space science would be substantially less than had been hoped.... view more (2002-05-16)

Dark matter mystery deepens in cosmic 'train wreck'
Astronomers have discovered a chaotic scene unlike any witnessed before in a cosmic "train wreck" between giant galaxy clusters.   view more (2007-08-17)

Nobel laureate Burton Richter to speak about future of particle physics
Particle physics is about to transform our thinking once again. Experiments of the last 15 years suggest new forms of matter, new forces of nature and perhaps even new dimensions of space and time. Pinning down the new ideas will require more data from larger and more expensive machines-at a time... view more (2007-02-16)

ESA and the EU: the start of a new partnership
Negotiations on a framework agreement for structured cooperation between ESA and the European Community have been concluded. Today the ESA Council adopted the agreement, which had already been endorsed by the EU Council on 20 October. The origins of the agreement date from November 2001, when the... view more (2003-11-12)

Hubble finds 16 candidate extrasolar planets far across our Galaxy
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered 16 extrasolar planet candidates that are orbiting a variety of distant stars. In accomplishing this, Hubble looked farther into our Milky Way galaxy than has ever successfully been done before in searching for extrasolar planets.   view more (2006-10-09)

Space shuttle carrying ND experiments to space station
When the space shuttle Endeavour launched today it carried with it a set of experiments designed and constructed in the laboratory of Dennis Jacobs, a University of Notre Dame professor of chemistry and biochemistry who also serves as a vice president and associate provost.   view more (2008-03-17)

ESA's Belgian astronaut on way to Space Station in new Soyuz spacecraft
ESA PR 68-2002. The fourth taxi flight to the International Space Station carrying a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and two Russian crew members made a perfect lift-off today (Wednesday, 30 October 2002) from the vast open plains of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, into the rising sun at 08:11 local... view more (2002-10-30)

TAU Scientists Help Discover the Most Massive Stellar Black Hole Ever Found
An international team, including astronomers from Tel Aviv University, has uncovered the most massive stellar black hole found to date in a binary system.   view more (2007-11-09)

European Space Agency to probe asteroid blind spot
In the past five weeks two asteroids have passed close by Earth, at distances of 1.2 and 3 times the distance to the Moon. Another asteroid has recently been shown to be on course for a collision with Earth in 2880. Monitoring known asteroids allows astronomers to predict which may collide with... view more (2002-04-15)

Astronomers discover the wake of a planet around a nearby star
An international team of astronomers today report the discovery of a huge distorted disk of cold dust surrounding Fomalhaut - one of the brightest stars in the sky. The most likely cause of the distortion is the gravitational influence of a Saturn-like planet at a large distance from the star... view more (2002-10-10)

Distant Galaxies Are In The Red
According to scientists from the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, red is the colour favoured by distant galaxies. But the reason for this is still not clear. Working with astronomers in California and Canada, the Cambridge team used a special infrared-sensitive camera to carry out a... view more (2001-04-03)

MIT-Williams team catches rare light show
In a feat of astronomical and terrestrial alignment, a group of scientists from MIT (Cambridge, Mass.) and Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.) recently succeeded in observing distant Pluto's tiny moon, Charon, hide a star.   view more (2005-07-21)

An added dimension for Europe in space: Paris, 24 June 2003
The Green Paper on European Space Policy is a strategy document which opens up a new era for Europe in space. To foster debate on the issues raised by the Green Paper, the European Commission and the European Space Agency jointly arranged broad consultation across Europe. With six meetings... view more (2003-06-13)

SSTL's CEO awarded The Franck J. Malina Astronautics Medal
Adding to a succession of tributes this year, SSTL's CEO, Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, has been awarded The Franck J. Malina Astronautics Medal in recognition of his valuable contributions to space and education, both as an educator and as a leading space professional. The award was presented to... view more (2002-11-01)

'First light' for the large binocular telescope
The Large Binocular Telescope, positioned on the 3190-meter high Mount Graham in Arizona, is one of the most prominent scientific-technical projects in modern astronomical research.   view more (2005-10-27)

'Beyond Einstein' research should begin with mission to study dark energy
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy should pursue the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) as the first mission in the "Beyond Einstein" program, according to a new report from the National Research Council.   view more (2007-09-07)

Hubble`s Advanced Camera unveils a panoramic new view of the Universe
Jubilant astronomers today unveiled humankind`s most spectacular views of the Universe as captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope`s new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). They also reported that Hubble is operating superbly since the March servicing mission and are looking forward to more... view more (2002-04-30)

Late Afternoon at Taruntius
Amazingly Sharp VLT Image of Lunar Landscape Thirty-three years after the first manned landing on the Moon, the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) has obtained what may be the sharpest image of the lunar surface ever recorded from the ground. It was made with the NAOS-CONICA (NACO) adaptive optics... view more (2002-08-09)

Scientists Find Giant Ring Encircling Exotic Dead Star
One of the most powerful eruptions in the universe might have spun an infrared ring around a rare and exotic star known as a magnetar, a highly magnetized neutron star and the remnant of a brilliant supernova explosion signaling the death throes of a massive star.   view more (2008-05-29)

Voracious black holes hide their appetite in dusty galaxies
A UK-led team of astronomers reports that they have tracked down an elusive population of black holes growing rapidly hidden behind clouds of dust.   view more (2005-08-08)

Media invitation: Space for new ideas - Big opportunities for small entrepreneurs
Access to innovative solutions and increased competitiveness thanks to space technology - this is the theme of a workshop to be held at ESA/ESRIN in Frascati on 16 December organised by the Technology Transfer Programme of the European Space Agency. The most advanced European space technologies... view more (2002-12-11)

Integral looks at Earth to seek source of cosmic radiation
Cosmic space is filled with continuous, diffuse high-energy radiation. To find out how this energy is produced, the scientists behind ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have tried an unusual method: observing Earth from space.   view more (2006-03-17)

Integral looks at Earth to seek source of cosmic radiation
Cosmic space is filled with continuous, diffuse high-energy radiation. To find out how this energy is produced, the scientists behind ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have tried an unusual method: observing Earth from space.   view more (2006-02-13)

NARVAL — The first observatory dedicated to stellar magnetism
NARVAL, a stellar spectropolarimeter, has recently been installed on the 2 meter diameter Bernard Lyot Telescope (INSU-CNRS) at the summit of the Pic du Midi in the French Pyrenees.   view more (2007-02-09)
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