🆕 Astronomers using Hubble went black-hole hunting & found a strong candidate for a rare intermediate-sized black hole.
🕳️ It lurks at the heart of the closest globular star cluster to Earth, located 6000 light-years away.
Read here: esahubble.org/news/heic2306/ and 🧵👇
ALT Thousands of bright points of light on a black background fill the field of view. They appear somewhat more concentrated near the centre of the image. They have a variety of colours, with the most prominent stars appearing blue or yellow-orange. The brighter stars also display four diffraction spikes.
retweet @ ERC_Research: 🚨Next week: Info session for researchers in Georgia.
Join us to hear from successful ERC grantees & get advice on preparing a successful proposal.
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⏰9:00 - 11:00 (CEST)/11:00 - 13:00 (GST)
👉 europa.eu/!Wtdnnp
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retweet @ esa: Have we detected the first medium-sized black hole?🤔
Our @ESAGaia spacecraft has captured a huge dark blob, 800 times more massive than our Sun which seems to be squeezed into a surprisingly small volume of space suggesting it could …
retweet @ esa: RT @esaspaceflight: 🔊Boom! This month the #European Service Module-2 for @NASA_Orion completed direct-field acoustic testing. The loads and dynamics team confirm #Artemis II D-FAT success, one more test down before launch to the #Moon!…
ALT Orion crew capsule surrounded by speakers for its direct-field acoustic testing in 2019.
Retweet @ CopernicusLand: 📣 Don’t miss our 5th & final #EGMS webinar, on urban areas and infrastructure!
Learn how EGMS can facilitate #UrbanPlanning & #CivilEngineering applications and risk management
📅Wednesday 7 June 2023
⏰11:00 - 12:00 CEST
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retweet @ esa: RT @esaspaceflight: Around the bed in 60 days? 🛌🔄🚴♂️😵💫
Lying in bed for two months might sound like bliss, but add cycling, spinning and constant medical tests and it becomes a real challenge.
12 volunteers are on a bedridden journey …
ALT A volunteer goes cycling on a centrifuge for a new ESA bedrest study. The BRACE (Bed Rest with Artificial gravity and Cycling Exercise) study investigates how cycling could counteract the changes the human body experiences in space. Participants are kept in beds tilted 6° below the horizontal with their feet up – meals, showers and toilet breaks included. As blood flows to the head and muscle is lost from underuse, researchers are charting how their bodies react. Credits: MEDES–R. Gaboriaud
retweet @ ERC_Research: Youths who feel neglected, marginalised and alienated can be pushed towards #radicalisation.
New research from @AyhanKaya14 examines how sport, music & art can bring them back.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/ISLAM-OPHOB-ISM@CORDIS_EU @…
retweet @ esa: RT @AschbacherJosef: #GLOC2023 opening by Hætta Isaksen, a Sami musician and environmental activist from Tana, Norway. Setting the tone for the week.
If you cannot attend @iafastro#climatechange conference #GLOC2023, we have you covered!
#ESAWebTV will stream numerous sessions with our speakers.
More info on the streaming programme here ⬇️🧵
ALT GIF showing an alien and an ESA astronaut watching esa web tv
retweet @ esa: RT @ESA_EO: Hei #Oslo!
Today is the first day of the first @iafastro#GLOC2023 climate change conference.
It is held in Oslo, Norway. We will be there to present results, exchange ideas, debate roadmaps, and discuss how #EO can contribut…
ALT Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of Oslo, Norway, in 2020.
retweet @ ERC_Research: ☀️ Scientists warn of more powerful solar flares in the near future, but what impact could this have on satellites & electronics?
Astrophysicist @ASachaBrun at @CEA_Officiel investigates...
Full story👉 bit.ly/3O9AgAY
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retweet @ ERC_Research: 🏝️ Islands are particularly vulnerable to the decline of #biodiversity. On #BiodiversityDay we look at an ERC-funded project from Anna Traveset's team at CSIC that aims to explore their valuable and unique ecosystems. 👉 …
Retweet @ CopernicusLand: RT @ECMWF: 📢An exciting job opportunity is available to lead the team communicating critical information produced by @CopernicusECMWF
Applications are open now. Please share within networks.
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