October 6, 2007
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A Colossus Gets its Name
Date Released: Saturday, October 6, 2007
Source: A Colossus Gets its Name 
Today, the first of the two ALMA antenna transporters was given its name at a ceremony on the compounds of the manufacturer, the heavy- vehicle specialist Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH, in Baden- Wuerttemberg.
Yesterday ESA’s Member States participating in the GMES Programme approved the transition to Phase-2 of Segment 1 of the GMES Space Component Programme.
It has been ten years since the release of the Hipparcos and Tycho catalogues, the first astrometric catalogues produced from observations in space.
A team of European astronomers has used ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer and its razor-sharp eyes to discover a reservoir of dust trapped in a disc that surrounds an elderly star.
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer and its unique ability to see small details, astronomers have uncovered a flat, nearly edge-on disc of silicates in the heart of the magnificent Ant Nebula.
A key meeting to enhance the scientific use of Galileo and contribute to the science-based development of Global Navigation Satellite Systems is being held at the ‘Cité de l’Espace’ in Toulouse on 1 to 4 October.
The 58th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2007) is taking place this week from 24 to 29 September in Hyderabad, India, with the theme ‘Touching humanity: Space for improving quality of life’.
ESA’s XMM-Newton, has provided new insight into puzzling celestial objects known as magnetars.
It is nothing new for the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to discover another comet — it has already found more than 1350.