<b>5. Oktober 2016</b> Am 3. Grazer Weltraumtag werden die vielfältigen Aktivitäten der Grazer Weltraumforschung erneut ins Rampenlicht gestellt. Im Joanneumsviertel wird wie schon in den vergangenen zwei Jahren ein buntes Programm geboten, das sich an alle Bevölkerungsschichten und Altersgruppen richtet. <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.weltraumtag.at/">Weitere Informationen</a>

In a recent <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphys3879.html">study</a> published in Nature Physics an international team led by IWF Graz scientist Evgeny Panov report about their observations of the Earth’s vibrating magnetic field in relation to the northern lights. Furher information is found in the Press Releases of <a title="Initiates file download" class="download" target="_blank" href="http://www2.fzg.oeaw.ac.at/iwf/fileadmin/pressreleases/PR_10_16_Panov_Nature_12_09_2016.pdf">IWF</a> and <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasa-s-themis-sees-auroras-move-to-the-rhythm-of-earth-s-magnetic-field">NASA</a>.

12-14 September 2016 <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/events/data/2016/psa_austria_climatechange.html">Further information</a>

<b>8.-9. September 2016</b> ÖAW-Institut für Weltraumforschung <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.grazinspace.oeaw.ac.at/">Weitere Informationen</a>

In a recent <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v537/n7618/full/nature19091.html">Nature</a> study an international team led by IWF Graz scientist Mark Bentley report about the smallest grains of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s dust, imaged with Rosetta's Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System, MIDAS. Furher information is found in an <a title="Initiates file download" class="download" target="_blank" href="http://www2.fzg.oeaw.ac.at/iwf/fileadmin/pressreleases/PR_9_16_Bentley_MIDAS_Nature_01_09_2016.pdf">IWF Press Release</a> and at <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/08/31/imaging-tiny-comet-dust-in-3d/">ESA</a>.

The BBFs are the most prominent means to carry mass and energy from the tail toward the near-Earth region. BBFs are often accompanied by magnetic field dipolarization, at their front, as detected by th

<br><b>12.-21. Juli 2016</b> <br><br> Die FFG lädt 60 junge WissenschafterInnen aus ganz Europa 10 Tage lang zur Sommerschule Alpbach ein, einer Planungsschmiede für zukünftige Satellitenmissionen. 2016 sind die TeilnehmerInnen aufgerufen, neue und innovative Satellitenmissionen zur Beobachtung des globalen Wasserkreislaufes zu entwickeln und einer Jury von ExpertInnen vorzustellen. <br><br> <p><a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.summerschoolalpbach.at/">Weitere Informationen</a></p>

From 20-22 June, comet scientists from across Europe and beyond will meet at Schloss Seggau, near Graz, to discuss the latest results on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, target of ESA's Rosetta mission. IWF is co-organizing this workshop. Further information is found in the press releases of <a title="Initiates file download" class="download" target="_blank" href="http://www2.fzg.oeaw.ac.at/iwf/fileadmin/pressreleases/PR_6_16_Rosetta_Workshop_20-22_06_2016.pdf">IWF</a> and <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="http://www.europlanet-eu.org/scientists-come-to-schloss-seggau-to-discuss-rosettas-comet/">Europlanet</a>.

Vom 20. bis 22. Juni treffen sich Kometenwissenschaftler aus ganz Europa auf Schloß Seggau in der Nähe von Graz, um über die neuesten Erkenntnisse über den Kometen 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G) - dem Ziel der ESA-Mission Rosetta - zu diskutieren. Der Workshop wird vom IWF mitorganisiert. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in einer <a title="Initiates file download" class="download" target="_blank" href="http://www2.fzg.oeaw.ac.at/iwf/fileadmin/pressreleases/PR_6_16_Rosetta_Workshop_20-22_06_2016.pdf">IWF-Presseaussendung</a> vom 20. Juni 2016.

<b>20.-22. Juni 2016</b> Schloss Seggau <a external="1" title="Opens external link in new window" class="external-link-new-window" target="_blank" href="https://sites.google.com/site/67prosetta/meetings/2016-seggau">Weitere Informationen</a>