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    expande Two radar eyes are better than one(Opens New Window)
    2/23/17 1:57 PM

    A novel airborne experiment over the flat agricultural landscape of the Netherlands recently simulated, for the first time, images that could be taken by radar satellites orbiting in tandem.

    expande The brightest, furthest pulsar in the Universe(Opens New Window)
    2/21/17 8:30 AM

    ESA’s XMM-Newton has found a pulsar – the spinning remains of a once-massive star – that is a thousand times brighter than previously thought possible.

    expande ESA’s six-legged Suntracker flying on a Dragon(Opens New Window)
    2/17/17 4:34 PM

    Tomorrow, a Space-X Dragon cargo ferry will be launched to the International Space Station packed with supplies, experiments, tools and food for the six astronauts living and working high above Earth. In the unpressurised cargo hold is a new NASA sensor that will monitor our atmosphere with a helping hand from ESA. 

    expande Art and space enter a new dimension(Opens New Window)
    2/16/17 5:30 PM

    ESA’s involvement in the world of art is entering a new dimension, thanks to the cooperation with the Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, with the idea of making space activities as inclusive as possible for more of the public on Earth.

    expande Sentinels warn of dangerous ice crack(Opens New Window)
    2/16/17 5:30 PM

    Following the appearance of a large crack in the ice shelf close to the Halley VI research station in Antarctica, information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites helped to decide to close the base temporarily.

    expande Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space(Opens New Window)
    2/16/17 9:30 AM

    Going to space is never routine, and Sentinel-2 mission controllers are leaving nothing to chance as they prepare for the critical days following next month’s liftoff.

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    expande Two radar eyes are better than one(Opens New Window)
    2/23/17 1:57 PM

    A novel airborne experiment over the flat agricultural landscape of the Netherlands recently simulated, for the first time, images that could be taken by radar satellites orbiting in tandem.

    expande The brightest, furthest pulsar in the Universe(Opens New Window)
    2/21/17 8:30 AM

    ESA’s XMM-Newton has found a pulsar – the spinning remains of a once-massive star – that is a thousand times brighter than previously thought possible.

    expande ESA’s six-legged Suntracker flying on a Dragon(Opens New Window)
    2/17/17 4:34 PM

    Tomorrow, a Space-X Dragon cargo ferry will be launched to the International Space Station packed with supplies, experiments, tools and food for the six astronauts living and working high above Earth. In the unpressurised cargo hold is a new NASA sensor that will monitor our atmosphere with a helping hand from ESA. 

    expande Art and space enter a new dimension(Opens New Window)
    2/16/17 5:30 PM

    ESA’s involvement in the world of art is entering a new dimension, thanks to the cooperation with the Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, with the idea of making space activities as inclusive as possible for more of the public on Earth.

    expande Sentinels warn of dangerous ice crack(Opens New Window)
    2/16/17 5:30 PM

    Following the appearance of a large crack in the ice shelf close to the Halley VI research station in Antarctica, information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites helped to decide to close the base temporarily.

    expande Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space(Opens New Window)
    2/16/17 9:30 AM

    Going to space is never routine, and Sentinel-2 mission controllers are leaving nothing to chance as they prepare for the critical days following next month’s liftoff.

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    As of September, a new WordPress plugin was introduced to allow fast and convinent generation of your favoriate bacon ipsum from the command line. 
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    10/13/15 8:54 PM
    Last night, drop box surrendered all of its customers to liferay sync. In record breaking numbers...
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    10/13/15 8:53 PM
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    expande Applications to ESA Teacher Workshops now open(Opens New Window)
    2/15/17 3:30 PM

    This year ESA is organising two teacher  workshops dedicated to European primary and secondary school teachers. The summer edition will take place from 11 to 14 July 2017; the autumn edition from 5 to 8 October 2017. Both will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands. 
    The deadline to apply for both workshops is 17 April 2017, 09:00 CEST

    expande ESA Academy’s first training course on Human Space Physiology a success(Opens New Window)
    2/13/17 4:52 PM

    What’s it like to live in space? And what happens to the human body in microgravity?  Thirty-six university students from fourteen different countries discussed these important themes last week in the first training course on Human Space Physiology offered by ESA’s Education and Space Medicine Offices.

    expande Applications now open for Alpbach Summer School(Opens New Window)
    2/7/17 12:44 PM

    The Alpbach Summer School will be held from 18 to 27 July 2017, and its topic will be ‘Dust in the Universe’. University students and young graduates have until 31 March  to apply.

    expande Zero Robotics High School Tournament comes to an exciting conclusion(Opens New Window)
    2/6/17 12:47 PM

    The live finals of the 2016 Zero Robotics High School Tournament took place on the International Space Station on Friday, 27 January 2017. More than 100 students aged between 14 and 20 years old from across Europe met at ESA’s Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands. From there, students connected to the ISS, as well as to parallel events taking place in the USA and Australia. This is the fifth time that the ISS has been turned into a gaming platform for the ultimate game of robotics.

    expande Thank you Thomas for a great inflight call!(Opens New Window)
    1/31/17 10:05 AM

    On Tuesday 24 January, teachers from Romania, Ireland, and Portugal, had the opportunity to talk with ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is currently living and working on the International Space Station (ISS). 

    expande Gravity-related experiments training week comes to an end(Opens New Window)
    1/30/17 4:21 PM

    Surrounded by a cold blanket of snow, 20 university students from all over Europe who were selected to participate in the Fly Your Thesis!, Drop Your Thesis! and Spin Your Thesis! programmes were given the unique opportunity to learn how to mature their experimental idea into a real project capable of delivering top quality science.

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