ESA's 'time machine' takes first glimpse into the past
The Planck space observatory, ESA's mission to study the early Universe, has successfully completed its initial test survey of the sky, confirming that both of the scientific instruments and the...
View ArticleCall for nominations for position of Chair of STFC's Aurora Advisory Committee
The position of Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Councils Aurora Advisory Committee will become vacant at the end of 2009
View ArticleHerschel's cameras combine to show the galaxy in a new light
The Herschel Space Observatory has produced spectacular new images of interstellar material in our galaxy, using the UK-led SPIRE camera in tandem with Herschel's other camera, PACS.
View ArticleSunday Times 4th October 2009
The Sunday Times article of 4 October on UK involvement in the European particle physics laboratory CERN and high profile global astronomy projects, such as ALMA, is incorrect.
View ArticleHerschel space observatory at number seven in Time magazine's list of...
Alongside teleportation and the AIDS vaccine, the Herschel Space Observatory has been voted one of the greatest inventions of 2009 by Time magazine
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