Space Instrumentation at the Department of Astrophysics
Progress in observational astrophysics is largely based on advances in astronomical instrumentation. Consequently, the participation in the development and operation of corresponding state of the art facilities both on ground and in space is a valuable complement to the astronomical research fields covered at the Department of Astrophysics of the University of Vienna.
During the last two decades a space instrumentation group has been established that with its well-recognized competences successfully participated in several space projects. And there is more to come in the future ...
News
- F2 mission selection for ARRAKIHS! (October 2022)
- Franz Kerschbaum: "Why we shoot tax money into orbit" (Vienna Science Ball)
- 12 Nov 2020: Mission adoption of Ariel (University of Vienna & ESA's press release)
- CHEOPS is ready for science! (ESA's latest news & news in german)
- "Herschel and the invisible end of the rainbow" (watch our Kinderuni@home video!)
- FIRST LIGHT for CHEOPS (29/01/2020 & 07/02/2020)!
- Follow the launch of CHEOPS, Tuesday 17 Dec 2019 at 9:54
- Download this launch media kit to learn more about the launch of Cheops on 17 December 2019
- SMILE Meeting in Vienna: 23 - 25 Sept 2019
- Mission Adoption for SMILE by ESA's Science Programme Committee was granted! (March 2019)
- The Herschel science-communication project on the discovery of infrared radiation is online!
- ESA selected 3 candidates for the M5 slot! Our project SPICA is in!
- Our work on Ariel starts!
- ARIEL selected for ESA's M4 slot! (March 2018)
- Mission adoption for PLATO has been agreed (June 20, 2017, press release)
- Launcher for CHEOPS has been booked! (April 6, 2017)
- Alpbach Summer school 2017 "The Dusty Universe"
- ESA-Ministerkonferenz: Weltraumstandort Österreich (December 2, 2016)