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🌌@esa adopted ‘galactic archaeology’ mission Arrakihs today
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- ESA Science reposted#MediaInvitation: Following the 347th ESA Council, information session on the core topics discussed. 🗓 17 June, 15:30 CEST 📍 ESA HQ Paris or online ✅Register by 15 June, 17:00 CEST: blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-medi…
- Replying to @esascienceSolar eclipses remain a unique moment for millions of people to witness this rare natural phenomenon together. This 12 August we invite you to watch the #EuropeanSolarEclipse with us and learn more about our missions 👉
- For centuries, the only way to study the Sun's secrets was to wait for a #SolarEclipse. Not anymore. Enter: 🛰️ SOHO, the tireless Sun watcher 🛰️ Solar Orbiter, the close-up Sun explorer 🛰️ Proba-3, the artificial eclipse maker @Astro_SaraG , member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve,
00:00 - ESA Science reposted
🆕 Our ESA/Webb Picture of the Month features protostars and shockwaves! Read more: esawebb.org/images/potm260… or 🧵👇 1/4
- Replying to @esascienceThe amount of methane relative to water found for Comet #3IATLAS is surprisingly high, and at a level that is rare in our Solar System. Find out what this level suggests here 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… 2/2
- Webb sniffs methane from interstellar Comet #3IATLAS using its MIRI instrument. The fact that methane was observed only after the comet’s close pass to the Sun suggests that it was buried below the comet’s surface. 1/2
- From cleanroom to space, relive the beginning of the Smile story, just as it happened👇 We've got for you: 📹 brand new footage 🤳 POV viewing angles 🔊 plus cool beats so turn the volume up!
- Join us on 12 August, in person or online, to view a total solar eclipse together! Where will you be watching from? Details 👉
- Replying to @esascienceFrom the end of June until end of August, the teams will switch on the Payload Module and the scientific instruments, open the covers, deploy the magnetometer boom, calibrate the instruments and acquire the first images. Stay tuned for more. 3/3
- Replying to @esascienceLast Sunday the teams carried out the first main engine burn to raise Smile's orbit, followed by another one on Wednesday. Both burns & all other satellite tests went perfectly. Over the next 20 days, ten more burns will gradually bring Smile to 121 000 km above the North Pole.
00:00 - 🚨 Smile update 🚨 After a textbook launch by Vega-C that placed Smile in a low Earth orbit, the CAS team, with ESA's support, has been busy with critical tests after separation concerning among others: 🛞 reaction wheels 📣 small thrusters 📡 S-band comms 🖥️ onboard computer
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