Our week through the lens: 28 September – 2 October 2015 To source
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Hurricane Joaquin From the International Space Station
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo on Oct. 2, 2015, from the International Space Station and wrote on Twitter, “Early morning shot of Hurricane #Joaquin from @space_station before reaching #Bahamas. Hope all is safe. #YearInSpace.” To source
Berlin celebration
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A false colour image of Berlin in Germany, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
Charon in Enhanced Color
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties. To source
Charon in Enhanced Color
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Charon just before closest approach on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the spacecraft’s Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC); the colors are processed to best highlight the variation of surface properties. To source
[Gender Equality Office] Updated the Summary of Childcare Support System provided by JAXA
Support systems provided by JAXA ■ Hoshinoko Nursery School Hoshinoko Nursery School is an employer-provided nursery school opened in the Tsukuba Space Center in April 2012 as part of the support provided to JAXA employees that would ensure the healthy balance between meeting the demands of work and childcare. Hoshinoko Nursery School has a maximum […]
[Gender Equality Office] Added a new schedule of networking
Opportunities for networking and interactions between female researchers and female engineers are highly useful for both groups to share tips related to their personal and professional lives. Through these events, they could also enrich their understanding of the trends in research development and in society, and thereby address issues not only in their common sector, […]
Fifth mission for Ariane 5 this year
This evening an Ariane 5 delivered two telecom satellites into their planned orbits after lifting off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. To source
A Fresh Perspective on an Extraordinary Cluster of Galaxies
Galaxy clusters are often described by superlatives. After all, they are huge conglomerations of galaxies, hot gas, and dark matter and represent the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity. To source
A Fresh Perspective on an Extraordinary Cluster of Galaxies
Galaxy clusters are often described by superlatives. After all, they are huge conglomerations of galaxies, hot gas, and dark matter and represent the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity. To source
SMOS meets ocean monsters
ESA’s SMOS and two other satellites are together providing insight into how surface winds evolve under tropical storm clouds in the Pacific Ocean. This new information could to help predict extreme weather at sea. To source
Space for visitors
Technology image of the week: Visitor centre Space Expo will be participating in Sunday’s ESTEC Open Day with a bargain admission offer To source
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, July 2015
JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, July, 2015 Last Updated: September 30, 2015 This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for July, 2015. Astronaut Kimiya Yui commences his ISS Expedition mission In early July, Astronaut Kimiya Yui and his crewmates Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Space Agency (RSA) and Kjell Lindgren of NASA underwent final training at […]