Serious shocks need serious shock absorption, in space as well as on the ground. Now high-performance…
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Weighing the planet-forming disc around a nearby star
The 10 million-year-old star TW Hydrae is surrounded by a dense disc of planet-forming materials. Using…
Testing adhesives for solar cells
Samples for a test campaign evaluating a new European cover glass adhesive for solar cells. The…
Comet-like ionosphere at Venus
The change in ionosphere of Venus during normal solar wind conditions (left) and reduced solar wind…
Cool Andromeda
ESA Herschel space observatory image of Andromeda (M31) using both PACS and SPIRE instruments to observe…
Hubble watches the lights go out
Galaxy 2MASX J09442693+0429569 imaged by Hubble. This elliptical galaxy has entered a transitional phase from a…
ATV-4 in Kourou
ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The…
ATV-4 in scaffolding
ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. In…
ATV-4 integration
ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. When…
ATV-4 integration underway
ATV Albert Einstein is further prepared for launch at Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The…