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Satellites show the way to new oil finds

— 27 Feb 2009 14:20 | Technology

A new map of the Earth's gravitational force based on satellite measurements makes it much less resource intensive to find new oil deposits. The map will be particularly useful as the... — full story

Backdropped by the blackness of space, ESA's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle appears to be very small as it continues its relative separation from the International Space Station. The ATV undocked from the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 23:29 CEST on 5 September 2008 and was placed in a parking orbit for three weeks, scheduled to be deorbited on 29 September when lighting conditions are correct for an ESA imagery experiment of reentry, (c) NASASecond ATV named after Johannes Kepler

— 20 Feb 2009 14:20 | Astronomy

ESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been named Johannes Kepler after the German astronomer and mathematician. Europe's next unmanned logistics spacecraft is scheduled... — full story

Artist concept of proposed missions to the Jupiter system (left) and the Saturn system (right), (c) NASA/JPLNASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions

— 19 Feb 2009 10:10 | Astronomy

At a meeting in Washington last week, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency officials decided to continue pursuing studies of a mission to Jupiter... — full story

Engineering data from Spirit's power subsystem indicated that some dust blew off the rover's solar array on the following day, Sol 1812 (6 February 2009), (c) NASA, JPL-CaltechSpirit gets energy boost from cleaner solar panels

— 13 Feb 2009 10:00 | Astronomy

A small but important uptick in electrical output from the solar panels on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit this month indicates a beneficial Martian wind has blown away some of... — full story

ESA astronaut Frank De Winne (right) trains together with Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (centre) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk (left) in the Soyuz simulator at Star City, near Moscow. They are set for launch to the International Space Station in May 2009 where they will join the Expedition 20 crew, increasing the number of permanent ISS residents from three to six for the first time. De Winne will remain on board the ISS for six months, (c) ESAESA's next long-term ISS mission has a name: OasISS

— 10 Feb 2009 00:10 | Astronomy

In May 2009, Frank De Winne, of Belgian nationality and a member of the European Astronaut Corps, will fly to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month mission.... — full story

Rhodri Armour designed Jollbot as part of his PhD thesis, (c) University of BathResearcher designs robot that jumps like a grasshopper

— 5 Dec 2008 01:48 | Technology

The first robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball could play a key role in future space exploration. The 'Jollbot' has been created by Rhodri Armour, a PhD student... — full story

European Space Centre at Harwell

— 27 Nov 2008 10:38 | Technology

The European Space Agency [ESA] and the United Kingdom government have signed an agreement in principle to develop an ESA research centre at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus... — full story

Rocket scientists splash down in Southampton

— 19 Nov 2008 17:48 | Astronomy

Talented students with ambitions to lead the next generation of Space engineers are gathering in Southampton this weekend (22-23 November) for the 20th annual conference of UK Students... — full story

Mars rover team sets low-power plan for NASA's Spirit

— 16 Nov 2008 14:44 | Astronomy

After assessing data received from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on Thursday, mission controllers laid out plans for the rover to conserve its modest energy during the next few... — full story

A historic event took place at ESA sites across Europe today - the flag of the Czech Republic was hoisted alongside those of ESA's other Member States, officially symbolising the country becoming ESA's 18th Member State, (c) ESACzech flag raised over ESA

— 14 Nov 2008 20:34 | Astronomy

A historic event took place at ESA sites across Europe today - the flag of the Czech Republic was hoisted alongside those of ESA's other Member States, officially symbolising the country... — full story

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