AHEAD2020 in collaboration with the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) in Greece and the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA), a Joint Centre with the combined effort of two institutions, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and University of Cantabria (UC), in Spain organizes an…
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The result of the Memes contest to celebrate the European Researchers’ Night is out! We presented a joint international initiative of the Athena Community Office, the XMM2ATHENA project, the X-IFU and WFI consortia and the AHEAD2020 project. We announce here the winners of the contest, and at the end you can find a link to…
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Following the successful initiatives of AstroScikus and The Black Hole Week, we are preparing a meme contest framed in the European Researcher’s Night. We propose an international initiative launching a call for memes related to X-ray astronomy: instruments, software, observatories, etc. For this event we are teaming up with @AthenaXobs @AthenaXIFU @XMM2Athena @ahead2020 and AthenaWFI. …
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A new version of the XMM-Newton EPIC Serendipitous Source Catalogue, 4XMM-DR12, has been released by the XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre (XMM-SSC) in collaboration with the SOC. This version includes an extra year of data with respect to 4XMM-DR11. 4XMM-DR12 includes 939270 X-ray detections which relate to 630347 unique X-ray sources from 12712 observations that were…
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Our coordinator, Natalie Webb, will be giving a talk about XMM2ATHENA project (https://spie.org/astronomical-telescopes-instrumentation/presentation/XMM2ATHENA-the-H2020-project-to-improve-XMM-Newton-analysis-software/12181-90) next week at the SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, the most valuable technical event for ground-based, airborne, and space-based telescopes, and their supporting instrumentation. With a strong program and an active community, this event allows researchers and engineers to share advancements, discoveries,…
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The Mothers In Astronomy 2022 book is an initiative of Dr Paola Pinilla (MPIA and MSSL/UCL) and Dr Maria Claudia Ramirez-Tannus (MPIA). Its aim is to: Amplify the voices of mothers in astronomy. Raise awareness of the challenges they face. Highlight the positive impact of motherhood on their careers. Create collective empowerment by inspiring and…
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BlackHoles are possibly the most intriguing objects in the Universe. What do you know about them? There are many questions, doubts, around these objects and during the week of May 2 – 6 our scientists will answer crucial questions about black holes for this #BlackHoleWeek! Like @athena.xray.observatory @AthenaXIFU @AHEAD2020 & @XMM2Athena to get all the…
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On Monday 4 April, IRAP welcomed a high school class from the Lycée Toulouse Lautrec for an afternoon of high energy themes, including space programmes such as XMM2ATHENA, X-IFU and ATHENA. On the menu, the high school students were able to attend a conference for the general public given by Natalie WEBB as well as…
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On 12 April, Hugo TRANIN will present his thesis work during a presentation adapted to the general public, followed by an informal discussion, in the Café L’Astronef. Here is a summary of his presentation: “When astronomers first sent an X-ray detector into space in 1962, they expected to see only the Sun. However, they discovered…
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Initially created in 2012, the association “Universciel” is composed of students in thesis at the Institute for Research in Astrophysics and Planetology (IRAP/CNRS). The transmission of scientific culture is at the heart of this association’s projects, particularly around the themes of astronomy and astrophysics. This week, Universciel invites you to share the work of Erwan…
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