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WATCH VIDEOS: [Panning Across NGC 6559] | [Zooming In On NGC 6559] John P. Millis, Ph.D. for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has released a new image of the star-forming region NGC 6559. Located relatively nearby, a mere 5000 light-years from Earth, NGC 6559 is found in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer). The nebula is only a few light years across, a stark contrast to its more well-known...

LUENEBURG, Germany and DUBLIN, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leuphana University Lueneburg will apply for an EU Innovation Project, with an investment volume of up to EUR 1.6 billion - Big Data revolution in Healthcare through focused European collaboration in the most promising application areas - Strong partnerships with the University Medical Center Goettingen and the University of Zurich as well as the Republic of Malta, Sclavo Vaccines Association of Italy and ICHOM,...

ESA Ireland is setting an example for how space technologies can contribute to economic growth and recovery through the maritime sector. Over 100 European specialists in policy, space technology, industry and maritime interests met this week on the Emerald Isle to learn more. Satellites can support the development of our seas and oceans in areas such as aquaculture, renewable energy, resource extraction, fisheries protection and tourism. With ESA’s help, Irish companies and...

ESO Representatives of Denmark have confirmed that their country will participate in the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) programme. Twelve ESO Member States have now joined the E-ELT programme. Denmark joined the organization in 1967, as the first new Member State three years after ESO’s foundation. The newly announced investment amounts to 8.5 million euros over the ten-year construction period. “This decision marks another important push forward for the E-ELT...

ESA Track your skiing, speed, altitude, slopes and lift kilometers with a nifty phone app from an ESA business incubation start-up. Compete against friends, win prizes and even donate to a children’s charity. This is what German start-up company MapCase GmbH is offering with their MAPtoSNOW free app for mobile phones. The company was supported by ESA Business Incubation Centre Darmstadt, Germany, to develop their application, based on satnav. Available at over 190 ski resorts in...

ESA [ Watch The Video International Space Apps Challenge 2013 ] In April, you are invited to join thousands of enthusiasts to invent and create applications to help space exploration and improve life on Earth at the International Space Apps Challenge. During this app-jam, participants are challenged to use freely available data and rework them for new purposes or present them in new ways. Can you return the Mars Curiosity rover to Earth, visualize Solar flares that are invisible...

New video combines carefully-selected celestial images, many never before available on digital disc, with music and narration to create breathtaking works of art SEATTLE, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the public has been fascinated by the beauty of newly released cosmic images recorded by advanced orbiting and ground based telescopes. Now the new "Art of the Universe" DVDs and Blu-ray Discs enable viewers to fully appreciate the gorgeous colors and intricate formations of...

[ Watch the Video: Simplified Brain Allows iCub Robot To Learn Language ] Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Robots aren’t actually “taught” but rather are programmed. There have been attempts to create a system that can allow robots to “learn” but it is still a matter of essentially programming the new skills. However, a new artificial brain system could enable robots to learn language, which could very well be the key to teaching robots to then do other...

ESA Good news for Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security program: the European Council has secured the program’s EU funding through 2020. The multiannual financial framework – MFF – is a seven-year plan for the EU’s budget. On 8 February, European heads of State and government agreed to include GMES in the 2014–20 MFF. Within the new framework, €3786 million was allocated for GMES. This amount covers GMES Services, In-Situ Component (a network of...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States and the European Union met today to discuss ways to enhance their science, technology and innovation cooperation. Both sides are committed to the role science, technology and innovation can play in developing the knowledge and technologies that can foster economic growth, create jobs and help solve shared challenges, such as in health, climate change and food security. Groups led by the Director-General for...