Gaia star mapper to lift off from Europe's Spaceport on a Soyuz launcher

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gaia, ESA's next-generation star mapper, will be carried into space by a Soyuz-STB/Fregat launch vehicle from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. David Southwood, ESA's Director of Science ...

Supernova explosions stay in shape

Space & Earth / Astronomy

4 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1

At a very early age, children learn how to classify objects according to their shape. Now, new research suggests studying the shape of the aftermath of supernovas may allow astronomers to do the same.

Herschel Space Telescope uncovers the sources of the Cosmic Infrared Background

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Dec 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (8) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using first observations with the PACS Instrument on board ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and other institutions have ...

Black Holes in Star Clusters stir up Time and Space (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Dec 16, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (14) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Within a decade scientists could be able to detect the merger of tens of pairs of black holes every year, according to a team of astronomers at the University of Bonn’s Argelander-Institut ...