🆕 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.
📅31/5
⏰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!…
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 …
retweet @ esa: ESA has been presented the ‘Space for Climate Protection’ Special Award by @iafastro during the #GLOC2023 Global Space Conference on #ClimateChange – currently taking place in Oslo, Norway 👉 esa.int/Applications/Observi…
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: 🔴 Live now on #ESAWebTV2 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_W…
#GLOC2023 xitter.cf/ESA_EO/status/16609298…
At 11:00 CEST, on the stage of @iafastro #GLOC2023 climate change conference: @esa's DG @AschbacherJosef.
He will join the first plenary of the event on the current state and prospects of our home planet.
Info⬇️
iafastro.org/events/global-s…
🔴Also live on esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_W…
retweet @ esa: RT @AschbacherJosef: #GLOC2023 opening by Hætta Isaksen, a Sami musician and environmental activist from Tana, Norway. Setting the tone for the week.
retweet @ esa: 🔴 Watch the opening ceremony of the Global Space Conference on Climate Change #GLOC2023 now live on #ESAwebTV2.
📺esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_W…
retweet @ esa: 📺👇 xitter.cf/ESA_EO/status/16606191…
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 ⬇️🧵
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 @ esa: 👍 xitter.cf/esaoperations/status/1…
retweet @ esa: RT @ESA_EO: To celebrate the kick-off event for @Astro_Andreas's Huginn mission today, we fly over #Copenhagen!
📽️ youtu.be/lHFbWr_CktY
Andreas will embark on his Huginn mission later this summer, travelling to the @Space_Station.
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 @ esa: RT @esaspaceflight: Today we have the kick-off of the #Huginn mission 🧑🚀 @esa astronaut @Astro_Andreas is launching to the @Space_Station later this summer 💯
@Astro_Andreas will be the first European pilot of Crew Dragon, leading the way…
The Huginn Mission
An introduction to ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen's next mission Huginn, launching to the International Space Station later this summer.
retweet @ esa: RT @esaoperations: Just in case #asteroids are made of jelly😉
Part of the Juventas #CubeSat being tested here👇. It'll be deployed by our #HeraMission soon to check out the results of @NASA's #DART impact, test proximity operations in … xitter.cf/ESA_Tech/status/166059…
The first instrument to measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid undergoes shaker testing at #ESATech’s Mechanical Systems Lab. The GRASS gravimeter will land on the #Dimorphos #asteroid on the Juventas #CubeSat, itself deployed by @ESA’s #HeraMission esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/In…
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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