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Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 08, 2023
In a groundbreaking development of China's manned lunar missions, the China National Space Administration is calling for possible experiments to leverage the Moon's unique properties in science. Undoubtedly, the astronomical community eagerly embraces this opportunity. A team lead by Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, recently proposed a promising plan to detect gravitational wa

ESA further boosts RFA One across Europe

Wednesday, 08 November 2023 05:34
RFA One rocket

ESA has committed further Boost! Programme funding to German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg, known as RFA, for the development of commercial space transportation services based on the RFA One launch vehicle at sites in Portugal, Germany and the UK.

The Euclid space telescope's first images reveal 'a range of objects from the galactic zoo,' one scientist said
The Euclid space telescope's first images reveal 'a range of objects from the galactic zoo,' one scientist said.

The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope released Tuesday range from a well-known nebula to never-before-seen galaxies 10 billion light years away, illustrating its wide-lens view of the universe.

Here are the five images—described by Euclid scientist Jean-Charles Cuillandre as "a range of objects from the galactic zoo in terms of diversity, colors and shapes"—starting with the closest to Earth and moving out into the cosmos.

Horsehead Nebula

A giant red horse seems to rear its head against a background of swirling stars, some still being formed in a stellar nursery.

The Horsehead Nebula—also known as Barnard 33—is 1,375 away.

The horse's head is in fact dark clouds in front of ultraviolet radiation coming from Sigma Orionis, which is the eastern star on the belt of the Orion constellation.

Designing a space bioprocessing system to produce recombinant proteins
Flow diagram of potential bioprocessing strategies. Dashed boxes group the primary sub-processes of biomass processing, protein extraction, and product storage. Solid boxes give individual steps with bulleted lists of common methods to complete the step. Lettered arrows (a, b, c, d, e) give examples of possible workflows for processing E. coli cells expressing recombinant carbonic anhydrase. Credit: npj Microgravity (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41526-023-00324-w
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ESA is releasing the first full-colour images of the cosmos captured by its recently launched space telescope Euclid. Follow live a broadcast of the reveal on Tuesday 7 November at 13:15 GMT / 14:15 CET. Never before has a telescope been able to create such razor-sharp astronomical images across such a large patch of the sky. Five images show that the telescope is ready for its mission to create the most extensive 3D map of the Universe yet and uncover some of its hidden secrets.

Euclid’s view of spiral galaxy IC 342

Tuesday, 07 November 2023 12:15
Euclid’s view of spiral galaxy IC 342

Over its lifetime, our dark Universe detective will image billions of galaxies, revealing the hidden influence that dark matter and dark energy have on them.

Euclid’s view of the Perseus cluster of galaxies

This incredible snapshot from Euclid is a revolution for astronomy. The image shows 1000 galaxies belonging to the Perseus Cluster, and more than 100 000 additional galaxies further away in the background, each containing up to hundreds of billions of stars.

Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula

Tuesday, 07 November 2023 12:15
Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula

Euclid shows us a spectacularly panoramic and detailed view of the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33 and part of the constellation Orion.

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