Science and Technology Facilities Council Space Science Latest http://www.stfc.ac.uk Space Science-related articles from the Science and Technology Facilities Council en-gb © Science and Technology Facilities Council 2009. All rights reserved. webmaster@stfc.ac.uk Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:02:21 GMT Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:02:21 GMT Sleipnir v2 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.stfc.ac.uk/images/logo144.jpg Science and Technology Facilities Council Space Science Latest http://www.stfc.ac.uk 144 36 Herschel space observatory at number seven in Time magazine's list of greatest inventions of 2009 Alongside teleportation and the AIDS vaccine, the Herschel Space Observatory has been voted one of the greatest inventions of 2009 by Time magazine http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/Prel/STFC/herschelnews.aspx http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/Prel/STFC/herschelnews.aspx Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:00 GMT Sunday Times 4th October 2009 The Sunday Times article of 4 October on UK involvement in the European particle physics laboratory CERN and high profile global astronomy projects, such as ALMA, is incorrect. http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/STOct09.aspx http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/STOct09.aspx Sun, 4 Oct 2009 13:49:00 GMT Herschel's cameras combine to show the galaxy in a new light The Herschel Space Observatory has produced spectacular new images of interstellar material in our galaxy, using the UK-led SPIRE camera in tandem with Herschel's other camera, PACS. http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/Herschelimages.aspx http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/Herschelimages.aspx Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:19:00 GMT Call for nominations for position of Chair of STFC's Aurora Advisory Committee The position of Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Councils Aurora Advisory Committee will become vacant at the end of 2009 http://www.stfc.ac.uk/About/Strat/Council/AdCom/oth/AurACChairCall.aspx http://www.stfc.ac.uk/About/Strat/Council/AdCom/oth/AurACChairCall.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:06:01 GMT ESA's 'time machine' takes first glimpse into the past The Planck space observatory, ESA's mission to study the early Universe, has successfully completed its initial test survey of the sky, confirming that both of the scientific instruments and the sophisticated cooling system, all of which the UK played a key role in building, are working well. http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/planckfirstmaps.aspx http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/planckfirstmaps.aspx Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:04:00 GMT