Winter Schools: Press Room 2011

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  • An artist's impression of PLATO, a European mission that will search for Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting neighbouring stars from 2026 onwards.
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    PLATO reaches a milestone in its construction, and is getting ready to look for planets similar to Earth
    The PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars) space mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), has recently completed one of the most delicate phases of its development: the integration of its main components, the 26 scientific cameras and the service module that houses all the instrument's acquisition, processing, and control electronics. This stage, carried out at the facilities of the aerospace company OHB in Germany, marks a fundamental step toward the launch scheduled for December 2026 from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. “Almost eight years after ESA gave the
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  • Recreación artística de Euclid, misión de la ESA cuyo objetivo es cartografiar la geometría del universo oscuro
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    Fernando Buitrago responde a la pregunta ‘¿De qué está hecho el 95% del Cosmos?’ el próximo martes en el MCC
    El Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC) y el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) ofrece la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre la pregunta ¿De qué está hecho el 95% del Cosmos? La respuesta la dará el profesor Fernando Buitrago Alonso en una charla abierta al público en el MCC, del Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros de Tenerife, el próximo martes 24 de febrero a las 18:00 horas. Como es habitual, la conferencia será libre y gratuita hasta completar aforo. Bajo el título "Euclid: el telescopio Hubble europeo, pero con esteroides", Buitrago explicará por qué, aunque Euclid no sea tan
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  • Das Team von SPACE-Lab (Satellite Payloads for Astrophysics, Communications and Earth Observation) und LAOS (Laboratory of Advanced Optical Systems) präsentiert seine Projekte auf der Messe Space Tech Expo Europe.
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    The IAC presents the advances made by IACTEC-Space and other CELESTE laboratories at Space Tech Expo Europe
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), through IACTEC-Space, is participating this week in Space Tech Expo Europe, the largest space industry trade fair on the continent, held in Bremen from November 18 to 20. The team is located in the Spain Space pavilion, alongside the Canary Islands Aerospace Strategy (EAC), to showcase the technological developments of the CELESTE laboratories and strengthen international collaborations in the space sector. The I nstituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is participating once again in Space Tech Expo Europe, the leading event for the space
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