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Künstlerische Darstellung des PLATO-Sateliten mit seinen 26 Kameras, die auf einen sonnenähnlichen Stern und 3 Exoplaneten gerichtet sind.

Werner Magnes zeigt mit der linken Hand auf die steirische Flagge und hält das Ehrenzeichen des Landes Steiermark für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst in seiner rechteh Hand.

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Read more about event Seminar: Pandemonium in the Planetary Graveyard
Thu 30.07.
Seminar: Pandemonium in the Planetary Graveyard
The afterlife of planetary systems is chaotic. White dwarfs preserve the debris of shattered planets, revealing their chemistry, history, and surprising signs of water. Professor Jay Farihi from UCL is an expert in polluted white dwarfs and will talk about mayhem during the last stages of stellar…

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Read more about event All Eyes on MINT
Wed 23.09. 3 days
All Eyes on MINT
Das IWF Graz ist zu Gast beim 2. Science Garden Festival an der FH Joanneum und präsentiert den Exoplanetenjäger PLATO.
Read more about event [kju:b] Was ist Weltraumforschung?
Wed 11.11.
[kju:b] Was ist Weltraumforschung?
OEAD-Wissenschaftsbotschafter Günter Kargl hält einen Workshop über Himmelskörper, Sonnensysteme und robotische Weltraumforschung in…

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Was außerirdische Atmosphären verraten
Der Standard | 06/03/26
Was außerirdische Atmosphären verraten
Neue ESA-Mission: Graz liefert Magnetometer
Radio Steiermark | 06/03/26
Neue ESA-Mission: Graz liefert Magnetometer
Ehrung in Graz: Land zeichnet engagierte Steirer aus
5MIN.at | 05/30/26
Ehrung in Graz: Land zeichnet engagierte Steirer aus
Grazer Messgerät für ESA-Weltraummission übergeben
5MIN.at | 05/30/26
Grazer Messgerät für ESA-Weltraummission übergeben

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