http://www.esa.int ESA Space Science newsspaceen-us600Copyright 2012 European Space Agencyrss@esa.intFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:22:47 GMTFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:22:47 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has discovered that our cloud-covered neighbour spins a little slower than previously measured. Peering through the dense atmosphere in the infrared, the orbiter found surface features were not quite where they should be. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM0TLSXXXG_index_0.html SEM0TLSXXXGFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:10:00 GMT A crescent Enceladus appears with Saturn’s rings in this Cassini spacecraft view of the moon. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMZ46WX7YG_index_0.html SEMZ46WX7YGWed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT ESA's Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ancient shorelines on Mars. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMVINVX7YG_index_0.html SEMVINVX7YGMon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT New images from ESA’s Mars Express show the Syrtis Major region on Mars. Once thought to be a sea of water, the region is now known to be a volcanic province dating back billions of years. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM1NHTXXXG_index_0.html SEM1NHTXXXGFri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT Media representatives are invited to a briefing on new observations of the Milky Way and other galaxies by ESA's Planck mission. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMBJYSXXXG_index_0.html SEMBJYSXXXGWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT A new analysis of radar data from the international Cassini spacecraft has revealed regional variations amongst Titan's sand dunes. The result yields new clues to the giant moon's climatic and geological history. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMX5NH8RXG_index_0.html SEMX5NH8RXGMon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT The Eagle Nebula as never seen before. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope's 'Pillars of Creation' image of the Eagle Nebula became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Now, two of ESA's orbiting observatories have shed new light on this enigmatic star-forming region. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMG4NMXDXG_index_0.html SEMG4NMXDXGTue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT The High Frequency Instrument on ESA's Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of coolant on Saturday as expected, ending its ability to detect this faint energy. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMXWNMXDXG_index_0.html SEMXWNMXDXGMon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 has captured this image of a giant cloud of hydrogen gas illuminated by a bright young star. The image shows how violent the end stages of the star-formation process can be, with the young object shaking up its stellar nursery. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMC7E8XZVG_index_0.html SEMC7E8XZVGThu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT The SOHO spaceborne solar observatory today captured comet Lovejoy in its field of view for the first time, indicating that the icy body is on its final destructive plunge towards the Sun. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM3HD8XZVG_index_0.html SEM3HD8XZVGWed, 14 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT ESA’s Gaia star-mapper has passed a critical test ahead of its launch in 2013: the spacecraft’s sunshield has been deployed for the first time. ]]> http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMKL45XPVG_index_0.html SEMKL45XPVGWed, 07 Dec 2011 15:15:00 GMT