Tag: Space
The European Southern Observatory, founded on 5 October 1962, has close links with CERN.
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CERN and ESA: a decade of innovation
As ESA celebrates its 50th anniversary, discover seven ways Europe’s space agency and CERN have been working together to further fundamental exploration and innovation in space technologies
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CERN expands its collaboration on the Einstein Telescope
CERN and the Einstein Telescope collaboration have signed a new collaboration agreement in the field of engineering and safety to advance Europe’s next-generation gravitational-wave observatory
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Cosmic count exceeds expectation
The AMS detector on board the International Space Station has found more cosmic rays made of deuterons than expected
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Scientists use n_TOF to investigate how cerium is produced in the Universe
The CERN facility allowed scientists to see how this rare Earth metal is synthesised in stars. The results open up new questions about stellar nucleosynthesis and the chemical evolution of galaxies
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CLOUD challenges current understanding of aerosol particle formation in polar and marine regions
The results imply that climate models are underestimating the formation rates of aerosol particles
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Farewell to CERN’s astronaut
Polish engineer, Slawosz Uznanski, said goodbye to CERN colleagues ahead of ESA astronaut training
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With FLOTUS, aerosol precursor vapours age more quickly
FLOTUS is a new addition to the CLOUD experiment at CERN. By accelerating the oxidation of organic vapours before injecting them into the CLOUD chamber, FLOTUS allows more complex atmospheric phenomena to be studied
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CERN tech to help investigate the dark universe
ESA’s recently launched Euclid telescope will rely on CERN software and computing infrastructure to help it map the effects of dark matter and dark energy on the Universe
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From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journey
Before embarking on its journey, critical components of ESA’s interplanetary mission were tested in the only facility on Earth capable of replicating Jupiter’s harsh radiative environment
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HEARTS innovates to foster European access to space
The EU-funded project HEARTS aims at providing access to high-energy heavy ion radiation testing facilities for space exploitation and space exploration