ESA's Planetary Defence team The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of ten asteroids – and one comet – after people and places linked to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) efforts to protect…
Researchers reveal safer MRI treatment
Photo Credit: NYU A new study suggests that a contrast agent in an MRI brightens the images could lead early detection of Cancer. Doctors are using Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for medical diagnostics and monitoring…
Worldwide Smartphone Shipments increased by 0.8%
Worldwide Smartphone shipments increased 0.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19) reversing seven quarters of decline, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In…
Two Cosmic Peacocks show History of the Magellanic…
Two peacock-shaped gaseous clouds were revealed in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) by observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This research was published on November 14, 2019 in the Astrophysical Journal. According to…
Undergoing radio-frequency testing in Hertz chamber
An Airbus A340 aircraft has 2m-diameter nose is seen in ESA’s Hertz chamber, undergoing radio-frequency testing. “We had a rare gap in our test schedule and were able to accommodate a commercial customer,” explains ESA…