Armagh Observatory, 23rd August 2001. Armagh astronomers have joined colleagues in Armenia, France and Russia in a new effort to understand the stars. ... We will be investigating the properties of these exotic environments, where the simplest molecules are formed and destroyed and where planets and stars are created" , states astronomer Dr Michael Smith of Armagh Observatory, who is coordinating the project. ... Michael Smith; Armagh Observatory , N. Ireland . ... email: mds@star.arm.ac.uk ) . ...

... 1.2 Completed GHRS/2 3862 (Excitation of Atmospheres of Planetary Satellites) Both the High Resolution Spectrograph and the Faint Object Spectrographs were used to make eight spectral observations of the moon Io while it enters and exits the shadow of Jupiter. ... 1.4 Completed GHRS/2 4065 (Dark Noise Monitoring HRS) The High Resolution Spectrograph was used to make one internal dark observations to monitor the detector for dark noise. The observation was received and displayed. ...

European . ... Public . Science . ... Science Users Information Future Facilities and Development E-ELT jump to navigation jump to content . ... E-ELT . ... The Telescope . ... Gallery and Links . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... There are a number of ongoing or completed design studies for telescopes with diameters upwards of 20 metres. ... The FP6 ELT Design Study is conducted jointly by European research institutes and industry, and it is sponsored by the European Commission. ...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

... The high angular resolution CGPS images of atomic hydrogen emission reveal a wide-spread, cold atomic hydrogen component of the interstellar medium in the form of dark self-absorption cloud complexes. These clouds resemble molecular cloud complexes in structure and trace the spiral arm structure of the Galaxy. ... Nevertheless, continuum absorption studies show that some of the cold atomic hydrogen clouds have temperatures as low as 15 - 20 K --- similar to dense molecular clouds. ...

... An initial problem with the down conversion system has been rectified, and the receiver is now performing very well. 7mm ATCA Upgrade Early results of tests of the prototype 7mm frontend components indicate that good performance can be achieved across the full 30 to 50GHz band. ... Mopra mm-wave Receiver The new MMIC-based mm-wave receiver at Mopra now has full capability at 12mm, in addition to the 77 to 116GHz coverage at 3mm. ... New and more powerful cryodyne refrigerators will also be installed...

... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... University at a glance . ... A group of young scientists of Samara University under the guidance of the candidate of chemical sciences Yevgeniy Aleksandrov began to make the most extensive database in the world for the structure and physical properties of crystalline coordination polymers. ... The idea of making a database for coordination polymers already exists in the scientific community of the world. ... SAMARA STATE AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY . ...

... Space Research Institute . ... Main research and development work completed in 2009 and ready for implementation . ... Development of the Northern Eurasia land cover map based on medium spatial resolution satellite data. ... The research and development has been completed of the first in Russia and in the whole world high-speed digital streams decoder for space and satellite channels with extremely high noise levels. ... Main research and development work completed in 2008 and ready for...

... Staff | Activities | ... The complete e-mail address please add domain name: @hitech.cplire.ru. ... Head of the lab., principal researcher . e-mail: vyst . Dr. Alla G. Kovalenko . ... e-mail: alla . ... Leading researcher . e-mail: sergey . Dr. Andrey V. Pestryakov . Senior researcher . e-mail: apestriakov . ... Junior researcher . e-mail: koryukin . Andrey V. Uvarov . Ph.D. student . e-mail: uvarov . ... e-mail: cohn . ... e-mail: kuzmin . ... e-mail: . ...

... After hearing and discussing Rocket-Space Corporation Energy General Designer U.P.Semevov's report on the fulfilling the flight program of the orbital complex Mir and proposals on its further exploitation, the Council draws attention to: . ... According to the Russian Government Resolution No. 76 of January 21, 1999 a large amount of work to find and attract Russian and foreign investments to provide the further exploitation of the orbital station Mir was carried out. ...

... XMM-Newton SOC Home Page Conferences & Meetings . ... General User Support XMM-Newton Helpdesk Users Group . ... Data Analysis SAS News What is SAS? ... Data handling units and production of the relevant software, in collaboration with industry . ... AIV support . ... Participation in the development of the electrical ground support equipment . ... Participation in flight operations definition and in the development of data analysis software . ... Development of data analysis software . ...

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... Space Research Institute (IKI), Moscow, Russia . ... Title: SKIF-GRID supercomputing program: current activity and future plans . Speaker: Alexander Moskovsky, Program Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences . The SKIF-GRID supercomputing program is one of leading initiatives in the field of High-Performance Computing in Russia and Belarus. ... Collaboration include Russian and Belorussian partners, Program Systems Institute leads collaboration in Russia. ...

... 9.03.1999 . ... Credit: European Southern Observatory Explanation: The Very Large Telescope (VLT) Interferometric Array will be able to act as individual telescopes or as one huge telescope. ... Each VLT telescope by itself is now one of the largest optical telescopes in the world, joining the new cadre of large telescopes with mirrors greater than 8-meters in diameter. ... Publications with keywords: interferometry - VLT - telescope . Publications with words: interferometry - VLT - telescope . ...

... The eleven years cycle of Sun's activity is approaching its maximum! From August 24th to 29th a team of astronomers, engineers and astro-photographers will travel to southern Greenland to observe the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), a phenomenon expected to be particularly spectacular during this period. ... Auroras . The wonderful celestial spectacle of the aurora occurs when very energetic particles from the Sun reach the Earth's atmosphere via the solar wind. ... About GLORIA . ...

... Complete content for online Mercury is available to ASP members and institutional subscribers . ... You can retrieve the latest issue of Mercury here . ... Although its primary mission is to study the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Planck spacecraft has already made an impressive range of discoveries. ... Extrasolar Planets: The Saga Continues , Paul Deans . ... Editorial, Paul Deans . Forty Years Ago . ... 40 Years Ago: The Birth of Mercury Magazine . ... Sky Sights, Paul Deans . ...

... In the framework of a collaboration between ESO and OAT concerning the development of a data reduction pipeline and the related quality control subsystems software for UVES/VLT, a detailed feasibility study is being performed on the basis of data extracted from the EMMI/NTT archive. ... It is ESO policy to perform data reduction for VLT instruments in ``pipeline" mode, either at the observing premises or at headquarters. ... archive data were processed in pipeline mode; . ...

History of Space Exploration . ... Space History Introduction . ... Chronology of Solar System Discovery This is a partial list of past, present, and future planetary and solar missions; for a complete account, please see the Space Exploration Chronology. Space exploration is becoming increasingly internationalized; as a result, the national designations listed here are not completely representative of the true nature of all projects. ... Apollo Lunar Surface Journal . ... Mariner Missions . ...

... Peter J.K. "Jeff" Wisoff (Ph.D) . NASA Astronaut (former) . ... A veteran of four space flights, STS-57 in 1993, STS-68 in 1994, STS-81 in 1997 and STS-92 in 2000, Dr. Wisoff has logged a total of 42 days, 56 hours, 1 minute and 48 seconds in space, including , 19 hours and 53 minutes of EVA time in three space walks. ... Following 183 orbits of the Earth in 269 hours and 46 minutes, the eleven-day mission ended with Space Shuttle Endeavour landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. ...

Visitor Information and Housing Request . Please note: APO accommodations are not available to the public . Read this page carefully, and please submit this form 30-working days in advance of your arrival. ... When on-site accommodations are full, APO will assist you in obtaining off-site housing. ... To cancel an existing reservation, enter the name and arrival date and choose "cancel." ... Complete the name and arrival date in the fill-in form and select Cancel . ... Room #1/Dorm A . ...