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ESA supports the European launch of Oceans

WB Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

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jennifer koh and the excitement of the new

daily observations (Free subscription) | yesterday

Violinist Jennifer Koh (last heard with the Oregon Symphony in performances of the Brahms Violin Concerto, and before that the Szymanowski 1st Violin Concerto) has a new solo recording out on Cedille Records, entitled Rhapsodic Musings. It features works by Elliot Carter, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Augusta Read Thomas, and John Zorn for solo violin. Based upon [...]

• Talking with Jennifer Koh - Sequenza21/

Crescent Earth from the Departing Rosetta Spacecraft

My[confined]Space (Free subscription) | yesterday

Explanation: Goodbye Earth. Earlier this month, ESA’s interplanetary Rosetta spacecraft zoomed past the Earth on its way back across the Solar System. Pictured above, Earth showed a bright crescent phase featuring the South Pole to the passing rocket ship. Launched from Earth in 2004, Rosetta used the gravity of the Earth to help propel it [...]

• Crescent Earth from the Departing Rosetta Spacecraft - Stardust Musings and Thoughts for the Freethinker

Herschel Spectroscopy of Future Supernova

Ask Slashdot (Free subscription) | yesterday

davecl writes "ESA's Herschel Space Telescope has released its first spectroscopic results. These include observations of VYCMa, a star 50 times as massive as the sun and soon to become a supernova, as well a nearby galaxy, more distant colliding starburst galaxies and a comet in our own solar system. The spectra show more lines than have ever been seen in these objects in the far-infrared and...

Herschel Spectroscopy of Future Supernova

AterSlash (Free subscription) | yesterday

ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope has released its first spectroscopic results. These include observations of VYCMa, a star 50 times as massive as the sun and soon to become a supernova, as well a nearby galaxy, more distant colliding starburst galaxies and a comet in our own solar system.

Spectacular new observations from the Herschel Space Observatory

Spacefellowship (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

The European Space Agency has released spectacular new observations from the Herschel Space Observatory, including the UK-led SPIRE instrument. Spectrometers on board all three Hershel instruments have been used to analyse the light from objects inside our galaxy and from other galaxies, producing some of the best measurements yet of atoms and molecules involved in [...]

• Herschel Peeks at the Ingredients of Galaxies - Space Ref
• Herschel Takes a Peek at the Ingredients of the Galaxies - Astronomy Cmarchesin

Herschel takes a peek at the ingredients of the galaxies

Physorg (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- The European Space Agency has today released spectacular new observations from the Herschel Space Observatory, including the UK-led SPIRE instrument. Spectrometers on board all three Hershel instruments have been used to analyse the light from objects inside our galaxy and from other galaxies, producing some of the best measurements yet of atoms and molecules involved in the birth...

Spire Spectra

In the Dark (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

OK, so it turns out I lied about not posting today. It’s not because I’m a dishonest professor, though. It’s just that I couldn’t resist drawing your attention to the new results that have just been released by the European Space Agency. To whet your appetite, have a shufty at this exquisite far infrared spectrum [...]

Interview: Doug Lowenstein's Unique View From Outside The Games Industry

GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

[An interesting crosspost for Thanksgiving, here - over two years after his exit, former ESA head Doug Lowenstein tells Gamasutra 's Kris Graft about the dramatic change and the "growing tolerance" he's seen in the games industry as "the gadflies and the critics" of games lose traction.] Doug Lowenstein doesn't do many video game interviews these days. Formerly one of the most...

European Launch Of 'Oceans' Supported By ESA

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface, yet they remain the least explored territories of our planet.

Superconducting Heat Shield

advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Flight Global reports that european researchers developing a magnetic heat shield that could augment or replace the traditional ablative materials hope to make a test flight in the next decade. Under development by EADS Astrium, with support from German aerospace centre DLR and the European Space Agency, the magnetic field-protected vehicle will be launched from a submarine on a suborbital trajectory...

ESA supports the European launch of Oceans

ESA (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of Earth's surface, yet they remain the least explored territories of our planet. Oceans , a new film produced by filmmaker Jacques Perrin, captures the mysterious and fascinating marine world like never before.

First contact with a microbe and NASA/ESA plan joint Mars exploration

Alien Life (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation . Here's today's news: g Abodes - Much of Earth's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when chemical cycles on our planet were very different than today's. Recently, scientists used geochemical data from minerals to yield surprising information about conditions...

Best Bet: Date by Number

Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

In the age of iPhones and BlackBerrys, printed calendars can seem a little, well, dated. Still, this striking monthly calendar caught our eye. Swedish couple Esa (a graphic designer) and Lisa (an art teacher) trolled the streets of Stockholm shooting photos of artful address and license-plate numbers. The pair compiled their findings into a yearlong calendar, turning each month into an eye-catching...

‘Keys’ to GOCE satellite handed over

ESA (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

ESA’s GOCE gravity mission has achieved another major milestone as control of the satellite is transferred to the operations teams, marking the end of its commissioning and calibration phase.