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| When it comes to galaxies, diversity is everywhere [heic0819] |
| A group of galaxies in our cosmic backyard has given astronomers clues about how stars form. A thorough survey using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed around 14 million stars in 69 galaxies. Some galaxies were found to be full of ancient stars, while others are like sun-making factories. |
| Date: 30 Sep 2008 |
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| PRODEX Institute Contract Durations |
| PRODEX Experiment Arrangement requests with project durations beyond 2010 will in a first step be implemented only until 31 December 2010, in line with the current approved PRODEX Declaration. |
| Date: 29 Sep 2008 |
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| PRODEX team welcomes Sara Gidlund |
| The PRODEX team welcomes the arrival of its newest member. Sara Gidlund joins PRODEX from ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne where she was responsible for Crew Operations in all phases of astronaut missions. Sara also has experience in System Engineering from her time in ESA's Concurrent Design Facility (CDF). |
| Date: 29 Sep 2008 |
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| Ulysses spacecraft data indicate solar wind at a 50-year low |
| Data from the joint ESA/NASA Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings have become available. This current state of the Sun could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our Solar System.
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| Date: 23 Sep 2008 |
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| First Venus Express public data release |
| Data from the VMC, SPICAV-SOIR, VIRTIS and MAG instruments on Venus Express have been delivered to the ESA Planetary System Archive and are now freely available to interested users. These data have been the basis for some of the first scientific highlights from the Venus Express mission. |
| Date: 22 Sep 2008 |
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| A three-dimensional view of variable winds in the cloud layers on Venus |
| A detailed, three-dimensional view of the wind speeds and directions in the cloud layers of Venus has been obtained with the VIRTIS instrument on Venus Express. This study, which benefited from an extensive and homogeneous data set, contributes to a better understanding of the temporal and spatial behaviour of the winds on Venus. |
| Date: 18 Sep 2008 |
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| XMM-Newton detection of QPO in RE J1034+396 important for theoretical understanding of AGN |
| The first detection of strong, quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) in the X-ray emission of an active galaxy (RE J1034+396) has been reported by a team of scientists from the University of Durham. Their result, obtained using data collected with XMM-Newton, appears in this week's issue of Nature. |
| Date: 17 Sep 2008 |
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| Suzaku 4th Announcement of Opportunity |
| The deadline for this Announcement of Opportunity has passed. Dear Colleague,
I am pleased to invite you to respond to the "Announcement of Opportunity" to submit proposals for observations to be performed with Suzaku. |
| Date: 08 Sep 2008 |
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| First Rosetta/OSIRIS images of asteroid Steins |
| Images of asteroid Steins, taken by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera during the fly-by, were presented at a press conference on 6 September. |
| Date: 06 Sep 2008 |
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| Rosetta's scientific instruments ready for close encounter with Steins |
| As the Rosetta spacecraft closes in on asteroid Steins the science instruments are prepared for this extraordinary opportunity to study a rare, E-type asteroid. Final orbit trajectory corrections have been performed and the spacecraft is now on track for a closest approach at 20:58 CEST at a distance of 800±2 km. |
| Date: 05 Sep 2008 |
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| Rosetta fly-by of asteroid Steins: press conference (first results & images) |
| First results and images from Rosetta's fly-by of asteroid Steins will be presented at a press conference, which will be webcast live, on Saturday 6 September starting at 12:00 CEST. |
| Date: 04 Sep 2008 |
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| Call for Expression of Interest in Participating in the GREAT programme |
| The ESA Gaia Science Team and the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium are working with others in the community to build the European science capacity to successfully exploit the Gaia cornerstone mission. One aspect of this work will be carried out via the GREAT (Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training) programme. A Call for Expression of Interest in Participating in the GREAT programme has been issued with a deadline for receipt of proposals of 17:00 GMT (19:00 CEST) on 26 September 2008. |
| Date: 02 Sep 2008 |
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