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Europe to launch two space telescopes to study universe | Science & Technology | Deutsche Welle | 14.05.2009

The European Space Agency launches two powerful new flagship telescopes on Thursday to study space and time in more detail than in the past and give scientists a better and clearer window on the universe.
The Ariane 5 launcher is to send the two observatories, Herschel and Planck, out to a position some 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, giving the astronomical instruments an ideal station from which to view the universe.
The Herschel and Planck launch comes during the International Year of Astronomy, a busy year for ESA, and is worth some 1.9 billion euros ($2.6 billion).
In addition to the two observatories, ESA is also set to launch three satellites this year that will acquire key data about ice, gravity and soils on Earth.

by Fran on Thu May 14th, 2009 at 03:26:27 PM EST
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France 24 | Europe launches Herschel and Planck space telescopes | France 24

An Ariane rocket has launched two powerful space telescopes, Herschel and Planck, designed to help scientists better understand the formation and origins of the universe, as well as the formation of stars and galaxies.
Reuters - An Ariane rocket launched two scientific space observatories on Thursday that will help scientists better understand the formation of the universe, space officials said.

The rocket blasted off from the European Space Agency's (ESA) launch centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America at 10.12 am (1312 GMT).

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by Fran on Thu May 14th, 2009 at 03:43:01 PM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 15 May | 124 comments (124 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)