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Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:29:00 GMT

Extended life for ESA's science missions
Posted on Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:29:00 GMT

Author : Suraj Bihari

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:28:00 GMT

Cheops AO-3 Programmes
Posted on Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:28:00 GMT

Author : Suraj Bihari

The CHEOPS Time Allocation Committee (TAC) met on 11 - 13 May 2022 to review proposals submitted to the third and final annual Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3) for observing time in ESA's CHEOPS Guest Observers Programme during the nominal mission.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:07:00 GMT

CHEOPS Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3)
Posted on Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:07:00 GMT

Author : Suraj Bihari

Proposals are solicited in response to the third, and final, Announcement of Opportunity (AO-3) for observing time in the CHEOPS Guest Observers Programme during the nominal mission. This AO covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 24 September 2023.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:00:00 GMT

CHEOPS AO-3 Postponed
Posted on Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:00:00 GMT

Author : Suraj Bihari

The third annual announcement of opportunity (AO-3) for participation in the CHEOPS Guest Observers Programme was due to open on 9 November 2021. The AO has been postponed and is currently foreseen to come out in early 2022.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:35:00 GMT

Webb passes key launch clearance review
Posted on Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:35:00 GMT

Author : Science & Technology

The international James Webb Space Telescope has passed the final mission analysis review for its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Unique exoplanet photobombs CHEOPS study of nearby star system
Posted on Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Author : Science & Technology

While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA's exoplanet-hunting CHEOPS satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system's third known planet crossing the face of the star. This transit reveals exciting details about a rare planet "with no known equivalent", say the researchers.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Voyage 2050 sets sail: ESA chooses future science mission themes
Posted on Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Author : Science & Technology

ESA's large-class science missions for the timeframe 2035-2050 will focus on moons of the giant Solar System planets, temperate exoplanets or the galactic ecosystem, and new physical probes of the early Universe.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:59:00 GMT

ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision
Posted on Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:59:00 GMT

Author : Science & Technology

EnVision will be ESA's next Venus orbiter, providing a holistic view of the planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere to determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:00:00 GMT

#8: Successful integration of JUICE's 10.6-metre-long arm
Posted on Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:00:00 GMT

Author : Science & Technology

The development of ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) is continuing apace and has hit milestones in recent months: the spacecraft's 10.6-metre-long boom is now attached, many instruments have been integrated, and the mission's high-gain antenna has arrived and undergone rigorous vibration testing to ensure it can withstand launch into space.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:00:00 GMT

12 rare Einstein crosses discovered with Gaia
Posted on Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:00:00 GMT

Author : Science & Technology

Thanks to ESA's star mapping spacecraft Gaia and machine learning, astronomers have discovered 12 quasars whose light is so strongly deflected by foreground galaxies that they are each visible as four distinct images, called an 'Einstein cross'. These crosses are unique tools to learn more about dark matter and the expansion rate of the Universe.