IXPE – Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer – focused its “eye” on #Cassiopeia A, an old supernova located 11,000 light years from the Earth exploded in the 17th century. The telescope, a NASA/ASI mission launched on 9th December 2021, has started producing amazing results through measurement and polarisation of X-rays. …...
METIS REVEALS FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ORIGIN OF SWITCHBACKS
Solar Orbiter has recently been defined a scientific breakthrough mission. First because it is exploring our star at a distance never reached before (42 Million kilometers at its closest approach, less than Mercury’s distance). Second because it is working in a highly prohibitive environment with temperatures ranging from highs of…...
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED FOR DART
The first human approach to deflect a moving asteroid into space was a success! Last night, the #DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) probe hit #Dimorphos, the 160-metre diameter celestial body chosen by #NASA for the experiment in the frame of #HERA mission. HERA is the European contribution to an international double-spacecraft collaboration NASA/ESA for #planetarydefense. The…...
#IAC22 – ABSTRACT: EXPLOITING THE SYNERGIES OF OBSERVING NEO AND SPACE DEBRIS WITH THE #FLYEYE #TELESCOPE
Co-authors: OHB Italia / ASI-Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Name of the session: 2-A6.10 – Joint Technical Session “Near-Earth Objects & Space Debris”. The wide Field of View ( #FoV) of FLYEYE sensors, based on an innovative optical design conceived by #OHBItalia, are the key asset allowing a successful #observation of the…...
