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Most of the potentially hazardous asteroids not yet known
Most of the potentially hazardous asteroids not yet known
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Published on Monday, 31 May 2010
A new web page offers an overview of known Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) which may have close encounters with the Earth in the next 200 years. NEAs present a clear and present danger to the world's population. Once every 200 years a medium-sized NEA...
Astronomers find recoiling super-massive black hole
Astronomers find recoiling super-massive black hole
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Published on Monday, 10 May 2010
In a distant remote galaxy, astronomers have possibly found a super-massive black hole that is recoiling out of the galaxy at high speed. The black hole, visible with X-rays as a clear star, is not located as normal in the centre of the galaxy...
HIFI on the trail of new water in the Universe
HIFI on the trail of new water in the Universe
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Published on Thursday, 06 May 2010
HIFI's quest for water sheds new light on the birth of stars in different regions of the Universe. This much became clear at The First Results Symposium of the Herschel space telecope, with onboard the Dutch space instrument HIFI. With HIFI...
Herschel First Results Media Day
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Published on Thursday, 29 April 2010
Media representatives are cordially invited to celebrate the release of the first results from ESA’s Herschel infrared space telescope. The theme of the media day is: Revealing the Hidden Side of Star Formation. The event will take place at Space...
The Netherlands and Japan decide on cooperation in space science
The Netherlands and Japan decide on cooperation in space science
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Published on Thursday, 15 April 2010
The Netherlands and Japan have decided to cooperate in the development and application of new space science. That was the gist also of an earlier agreement in 2009 between the Japanese space agency JAXA and SRON, but now also the Netherlands Space...
Stars mesmerize visitors of Star Weekend at NEMO
Stars mesmerize visitors of Star Weekend at NEMO
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Published on Friday, 02 April 2010
ImageStars mesmerize visitors of NEMO during the Star Weekend on april 10th and 11th. Young and old can enjoy a 'heavenly' programme with special lectures and workshops for children, such as 'What is a Black Hole?'and 'Build your own Spectrometer'. Or...
Herschel-HIFI unveils precursors of life-enabling molecules in Orion Nebula
Herschel-HIFI unveils precursors of life-enabling molecules in Orion Nebula
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Published on Thursday, 04 March 2010
ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory has revealed the chemical fingerprints of potential life-enabling organic molecules in the Orion Nebula, a nearby stellar nursery in our Milky Way galaxy. This detailed-spectrum, obtained with the Heterodyne...
International Conference: ten years of X-ray astronomy using Dutch gratings
International Conference: ten years of X-ray astronomy using Dutch gratings
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Published on Friday, 19 February 2010
From March 15 to 17, 2010, Utrecht is the center of X-ray astronomy. More than one hundred astronomers from all over the world will discuss the hottest objects in the universe. The conference is organized by SRON Netherlands Institute for Space...
New insight in ozone chemistry above North Pole
New insight in ozone chemistry above North Pole
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Published on Tuesday, 16 February 2010
A flight of the balloon instrument TELIS has provided new insight into the chemistry of ozone above the North Pole, where the depletion of ozone is much more complex than above the South Pole. We now know more about ozone depleting substances in the...
HIFI resumes quest for water in Universe
HIFI resumes quest for water in Universe
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Published on Thursday, 14 January 2010
The back up system of HIFI, the state of the art Dutch space instrument on ESA's Herschel space telescope, has been switched on successfully. Due to an unexpected voltage peak in the electronic system HIFI has been inactive for more than 160 days,...
Higher temperatures also a cause of climate change
Higher temperatures also a cause of climate change
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Published on Thursday, 14 January 2010
Higher temperatures on the earth’s surface at higher latitudes cause an increase in the emission of methane, a greenhouse gas that plays an important role in global warming. Therefore higher temperatures are not just a consequence of climate change...
Three-antenna linkup milestone for ALMA
Three-antenna linkup milestone for ALMA
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Published on Thursday, 07 January 2010
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has passed a key milestone. Astronomers and engineers of the European Southern Observatory (SEO) have, for the first time, successfully linked three of the observatory's antennas at the...
Back-up system HIFI passes first tests
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Published on Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The researchers responsible for the switch-on of HIFI can enjoy a peaceful Christmas Holiday: the back-up stystem of HIFI has passed the first tests. In order to be able to be back in business in January 2010 the electronic modules of HIFI's...
Utrecht University and SRON strengthen cooperation in space science
Utrecht University and SRON strengthen cooperation in space science
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Published on Monday, 21 December 2009
Utrecht University and SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have signed an agreement on cooperation in the fields of astrophysics and Earth and planetary science. The institues have been cooperating for years, but now tangible commitments...
10 years XMM-Newton: a new view of the universe
10 years XMM-Newton: a new view of the universe
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Published on Thursday, 10 December 2009
ESA's XMM-Newton, the most sensitive X-ray telescope ever launched, celebrates its tenth year in space on 10 December 2009. With the help of a hypersensitive reflection grating spectrometer developed by SRON, the telescope has dramatically changed...
Distance to black hole no longer a secret
Distance to black hole no longer a secret
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Published on Monday, 07 December 2009
An international team of astronomers has accurately measured the distance from Earth to a black hole for the first time. Without needing to rely on mathematical models the astronomers came up with a distance of 7800 light years, much closer than...
Herschel spectroscopy: update
Herschel spectroscopy: update
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Published on Tuesday, 01 December 2009
In november Herschel has been carrying out performance verification phase (PVP) observations using the PACS and SPIRE spectrometers. A Herschel update by ESA provides some fine examples of observational results for a variety of astronomical...
Herschel in TIME's top ten
Herschel in TIME's top ten
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Published on Monday, 23 November 2009
The Herschel space telescope ranks among the top ten of TIME's Best Inventions of 2009, the magazine's picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year. The 'Telescope for the Invisible Stars' ranks 7th. 'It's no secret that space...
HIFI back in business early 2010
HIFI back in business early 2010
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Published on Thursday, 19 November 2009
HIFI should be back in business soon! The international team that tackles the problems with the Dutch-led international space instrument is in full swing, adapting the operational procedures and internal software on the ground. These adaptations...
Space capsules in Utrecht
Space capsules in Utrecht
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Published on Monday, 02 November 2009
De tentoonstelling 'Ruimtevaart in Nederland' laat de bezoekers ervaren wat de ruimtevaart betekent voor ons dagelijks leven. Op initiatief van SRON en de Universiteit Utrecht is de rondreizende expositie tot en met 25 november te bezoeken bij de...
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