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17
December
2021
 Red Planet, ESA and PLAYMOBIL
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Cursos CESAR de Profesores 2021-2022 (en castellano) (es)
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Course for Astrotourism Guides, 31 May 2022
CESAR team gave a keynote talk during the Astrotourism Guides Eclipses Course organized by the Starlight Foundation, on 31 May 2022. The talk was about CESAR events related to solar observations for Education and Public engagement. See more
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CESAR team, back in the school
CESAR team explained to students in their 5-6 year astronomy concepts and answered their questions from their class activities. See more
23
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Tour for ESAC 2022 trainees
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Virtual Tour for EuCAP 2022
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CESAR Eclipse team in the Astrotourism Guides Course by Starlight Foundation
The CESAR eclipse team was invited to support the Starlight Astroturism Monitors Course, held in Molina de Aragon, Spain, 01-05 March 2022. The CESAR team presented the Solar Eclipse 2026 activities and the expected profound impact in the protected sky Starlight area of Guadalajara. See more
05
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2022
New 2022 ESA Young Graduate Trainee opportunities
ESA has announced the 2022 opportunities for YGT positions. Ready to apply? See more
20
January
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CESAR Teacher workshops, in Spanish, organized for the school year (2021-2022)
Teacher workshops designed by the CESAR Team, in collaboration with CTIF (Madrid), CFIRE (Valencia), CEUCD (Canarias), ESA, CAB, IAC, IAA, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Valencia)... See more
21
December
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The CESAR SSE awarded as Actividades de Especial Dedicación in (2021-2022)
La Consejería de Educación, Universidades, Ciencia y Portavocía de la Comunidad de Madrid has awarded the CESAR Space Science Experiences (CESAR SSE) with the title of Actividades de Especial Dedicación, starting in the academic year 2021-2022. See more
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November
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ESA - Conoce la Agencia Espacial Europea (es)
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12
November
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New CESAR traineeship opportunities — 2022
If you are in the final year or have recently graduated from an STEM career, CESAR is waiting for you! Apply before 30 November 2021. See more
09
November
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ESAGTTP2021 closing ceremony - Space Careers
130 teachers from 55 countries attended the ESAGTTP2021, organized by the second year online, under the coordination of ESA/CESAR and NUCLIO. See more
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International Space University visit
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22
July
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New Virtual Tour about ESAC, CESAR and important missions
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January
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New CESAR traineeship opportunities — 2021
If you are in the final year or have recently graduated from an STEM career, CESAR is waiting for you! Apply before December 10th. See more
22
November
2020
New multimedia section in CESAR webpage
In this section, named CESAR TALKS, we will be periodically posting 1-hour long talks from experts in space science. See more
18
November
2020
New location for CESAR optical telescopes
Their new location in the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) close to CESAR headquarters, will facilitate updates and repairs, improving quality and observing time. See more
03
November
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Educational Excursions Resume 2019/2020
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ESA – GTTP 2020 – A Journey to Space Exploration Missions
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Sun daily videos - CESAR Helios observatory
The Sun daily observation videos. Tell us if you see some events in the videos! See more
23
March
2020
New Archive Viewer tool
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02
March
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The CESAR Team engaged with the 11F initiative: Woman and Girl in Science
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CHEOPS launch
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18
December
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CESAR at the ESA Space Science Workshop SSW#12, Aranjuez
CESAR will present the Solar Eclipse results in the ESA Space Science Workshop SSW#12, held 12-14 Nov 2019 in Aranjuez. CESAR has prepared a series of 4 posters. The posters describe the activities carried out during the Total Solar Eclipse 2019. See more
12
November
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CESAR inspirational visit
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November
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The CESAR Team in Science on Stage (2019)
From 31rst of October to the 3rd of November, the CESAR Team participated on Science on Stage, in Cascais (Portugal). See more
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November
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European Space Agency: Studying the universe
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Controlling the ExoMars Rover via Radio
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2019 ESA Open Day in ESAC was a blast!
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October
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New 2020 Traineeship opportunities at CESAR
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A timelapse of the Total Solar Eclipse 2019
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September
2019
Electrónica en el Space Summer Camp ESA (es)
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August
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ESA Lunar Nights: Apollo documentaries
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August
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ESAC Star Party 2019
On Saturday the 22nd ESAC wittnessed another edition of ESAC Star Party, organized by CESAR and ESAC Astronomy Club See more
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June
2019
CESAR aired live on TVE-24H
On 23 May 2019, the TVE-24H Spanish channel (La Barra - Astro24h) aired live an interview with the CESAR coordinator, MIchel Breitfellner. The CESAR initiative was presented, as part of ESA Education programs. See more
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May
2019
Presentation of CESAR in Expoastronómica 2019
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March
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ESAC CubeSat Ground Station Presentation
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CESAR at the European Planetary Science Conference EPSC: transits in our Solar System
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September
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CESAR con los colegios de Santa Marta, Colombia
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April
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IES Miguel de Cervantes school received at ESAC by an astronomer
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February
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November
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CESAR in the Space Education International workshop
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October
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CESAR observation from Argentina
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March
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February
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El espacio al alcance de los estudiantes (es)
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January
2015
CESAR in the Scientific Weekend in Madrid
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20
October
2014
CESAR in ExpoAstronomica
The first astronomic fair in Spain, Valdeluz, Guadalajara. See more
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September
2014
Meeting of the Spanish Society of Astronomy
CESAR project in XI meeting of the Spanish Society of Astronomy, this year will take in Teruel. See more
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September
2014
CESAR in the Third Workshop On Robotic Autonomous Observatories
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October
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Solar Observatory dome installed
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April
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Hardware installation finished in Robledo by MDSCC team
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December
2012
CESAR ESAC radiotelescope is available again
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September
2012
CESAR project agreement signature
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June
2012
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May
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NASA & JPL first visit to the CESAR initiative
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