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2018
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Small satellites bring young researchers and top experts together
6.08.2018 | Kairi Janson
Summer Academy fills the summer of students with exciting internships
2.07.2018 | Kairi Janson
Contest for finding applications of satellite navigation is scouting for new ideas
25.06.2018 | Tartu Science Park Foundation
Liisi Jakobson is the first to characterise low-level jets in the central Arctic Ocean in her PhD thesis
21.06.2018 | Kairi Janson
Observatory’s theme park was opened with a sunny family day
16.05.2018 | Kairi Janson
Sentinel-3B was successfully launched
29.04.2018 | Kairi Janson
Tartu Observatory handed out two special awards at the Young Scientists’ Festival
20.04.2018 | Kairi Janson
The best young astronomers are pupils of Tallinn Secondary School of Science
19.04.2018 | University of Tartu
New instruments for a world-wide remote sensing satellite support measurement network to be developed at Tartu Observatory
12.04.2018 | Kairi Janson, Anu Reinart
Science Task Force are looking for enthusiastic pupils for the summer
2.04.2018 | Karoli Kahn
Rector candidates introduced their visions of the university governance
29.03.2018 | Kairi Janson
Estonian and Latvian space project SpaceTEM in search for new trainees
1.03.2018 | Kadri Bussov, Kairi Janson
Happy birthday, Jaan Einasto! Colleagues talk about Einasto on his 89th birthday
23.02.2018 | Kairi Janson
Trainee Ave Ansper: one day on the skiing trail, another giving a talk at ESA
19.02.2018 | Kairi Janson
ESTCube in search of international trainees
5.02.2018 | Kadri Bussov, Kairi Janson
Tarmo Haud opened a drone photo exhibit in Tartu Observatory
19.01.2018 | Kairi Janson
Riho Vendt discussed if the skill of building a spaceship is part of intangible cultural heritage at conservators’ research seminar
16.01.2018 | Kairi Janson
Junior Research Fellows introduced the observatory and the ESTCube-2 to pupils in digital lessons
15.01.2018 | Kairi Janson
2017
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Tartu Observatory celebrated Finland’s 100th birthday
6.12.2017 | Kairi Janson
Cooperation festival: Tartu Observatory was in the right place at the right time
4.12.2017 | Kairi Janson
Cosmic ray researcher Taavi Tuvi received the Jaan Einasto international scholarship
27.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
Ernst Julius Öpik scholarship laureate Maarja Kruuse likes unanswered questions
24.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
Estonian student made history at International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
21.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
ESA Business Incubation Centre is now open: Tartu Observatory helps start-ups bring their ideas to life
15.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
Tartu Observatory scientists participated in Europe Space Week events
15.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
SpaceHackathon: idea of stratospheric balloon test construction for schools received observatory’s award of 100 laboratory hours
9.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
A project led by Tartu Observatory will lead to an innovation support network
6.11.2017 | Kairi Janson
Charles Villmann scholarship laureate Indrek Sünter: We can only imagine how little we know about the Universe
3.11.2017 | Kairi Janon
Three talented young scientists earn observatory’s scholarships
30.10.2017 | Kairi janson
Jason Palmer, science journalist of The Economist visited the observatory
23.10.2017 | Kairi Janson
We are looking for engineers
18.10.2017 | Kairi Janson
International Astronautical Congress shifted borders
18.10.2017 | Kairi Janson, Anu Reinart
Huge soap bubbles and Saturn: how the observatory celebrated Researchers’ Night Festival
13.10.2017 | Kairi janson
SpaceTEM seminar: how to explain science to non-experts?
13.10.2017 | Kairi Janson
See how Tartu Observatory celebrates World Space Week!
5.10.2017 | Kairi Janson
Today 60 years ago Earth’s first ‘fellow traveller’Sputnik was launched
4.10.2017 | Kairi Janson
Dark matter, gravity waves, and more: the annual Estonian-Finnish cosmology meeting is happening
29.09.2017 | Kairi Janson
SpaceTEM student received the best poster award from European Planetary Science Congress
28.09.2017 | Merili Jauk, Kairi Janson
SpaceTEM student received the best poster award from European Planetary Science Congress
27.09.2017 | Merili Jauk, Kairi Janson
The puzzle of massive star evolution brought scientists around the globe to Tõravere
18.09.2017 | Kairi Janson
Beginning of the New Academic Year at the Tartu Observatory
1.09.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
Jaan Laur defended his doctoral thesis "Variability survey of massive stars in Milky Way star clusters"
29.08.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
Juhan Ross Legacy Symposium will take place in Tõravere
23.08.2017 | Jan Pisek
Estonian-Latvian space collaboration project SpaceTEM have started
12.06.2017 | Kadri Bussov
European parliamentarians will discuss space cooperation at Tõravere
22.05.2017 | Marie Kukk, Riigikogu Press Service
International SI-traceable Laboratory inter-comparison experiment in Tartu Observatory and Kääriku
15.05.2017 | Mari Allik
Finland’s first satellite Aalto-2 launched to the international space station
20.04.2017 | Hendrik Ehrpais
XIII Astronomy Open competition
19.04.2017 | Tiit Sepp
Seminar "Grigori Kuzmin 100"
18.04.2017 | Antti Tamm
Martin Ligi defended his doctoral thesis "Application of close range remote sensing for monitoring aquatic environment"
28.03.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
The Festival of Light was awarded title „The Event of the Year 2016“ by the Nõo Parish
28.03.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
Lauri Juhan Liivamägi defended his doctoral thesis titled “Properties and spatial distribution of galaxy superclusters”
22.02.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
Margit Aun defended doctoral thesis titled "Dependence of UV radiation on climate factors.Reconstruction of UV doses in Estonia for past years"
20.02.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
Elmo Tempel awarded the National Science Award in the field of exact sciences
10.02.2017 | Tiia Lillemaa
Article about ESTCube-1 mission receives distinguished award
1.02.2017 | Karoli Kahn
2016
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ESTCube team makes first contract for building space cameras
22.12.2016 | Mart Noorma
Estonian national team made history at the X IOAA
22.12.2016 | Tiit Sepp
The recent volume of texts on remote sensing science in Estonia
20.12.2016 | Urmas Peterson
Workshop on Innovative Optical Tools was held in Tartu Observatory
1.12.2016 | Lea Hallik
Estonian Remote Sensing Day at Tõravere
24.10.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
World Space Week celebrations in Estonia - our space scientists will visit schools
3.10.2016
Estonia signed up to Sentinel Agreement
19.09.2016 | Anu Reinart
The first data release from ESA's Gaia mission
15.09.2016 | Indrek Kolka
Rain Kipper defended his doctoral thesis about galaxy modelling
1.09.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
Estonian – Czech Competition in Astronomy took place in Tõravere
31.08.2016 | Tiit Sepp
Workshop on ESA Science Missions in Tõravere
25.08.2016 | Anu Reinart
The Citizens' Debate on Space for Europe at Tartu Observatory
15.08.2016 | Katrina Kalnina
XXI Annual Meeting of the Estonian Astronomy Enthusiasts
11.08.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
Summer students are working on ESTCube-2 bus and payload solutions
8.07.2016 | Karoli Kahn, Merle Purre, Johan Kütt
Starts Science Task Force at Tartu Observatory!
1.07.2016 | Katrina Kalnina
Ready to use Copernicus Sentinel 3 data
28.06.2016 | Anu Reinart
Krista Alikas defended her doctoral thesis about monitoring optically complex waters with MERIS/ENVISAT data
15.06.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
Finnish metrology specialists visited Tartu Observatory
10.06.2016 | Viktor Vabson
Estonian scientists are leading fiducial reference measurements for Sentinel ocean colour
7.06.2016 | Riho Vendt, Tiia Lillemaa
Presentation of Ene Ergma book "Kosmosemutt" in Tõravere
6.06.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
Tartu Observatory Summer Academy 2016
6.06.2016 | Karoli Kahn
Finnish-Estonian Seminar of Remote Sensing took place in Tõravere
2.06.2016 | Lea Hallik
Nordic Ozone Group meeting in Tartu Observatory
12.05.2016 | Margit Aun
The sun's magnetic field during the grand minimum is in fact at its maximum
12.05.2016 | Laurits Leedjärv
Eva Maria Tõnson won first prize on the national competition of research work of high school students
29.04.2016 | Kaupo Voormansik, Tiia Lillemaa
Lithuaninan cubesat LituanicaSAT-2 was tested in the labs of Tartu Observatory
28.04.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
Meeting with space scientists in Tallinn TV Tower
18.04.2016 | Anu Reinart
XII annual Open Astronomy Competion
14.04.2016 | Tiit Sepp
Science Task Force at Tartu Observatory also in summer 2016!
29.03.2016 | Katrina Kalnina
Sentinel-3 launch
17.02.2016 | Martin Ligi
Karlis Zalite defended his PhD thesis "Radar Remote Sensing for Monitoring Forest Floods and Agricultural Grasslands"
26.01.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
City of Tartu praised the IUFROLE 2015 conference organizers
21.01.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
Meeting Space Scientist in Tallinn TV Tower
13.01.2016 | Tiia Lillemaa
2015
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The bachelor thesis of Kristiina Verro got a first prize on the national student research competition
18.12.2015 | Tiina Liimets
Andris Slavinskis defended his PhD thesis "ESTCube-1 attitude determination"
27.11.2015 | Tiia Lillemaa
A new exhibition in Tallinn TV tower will open the secrets of the universe
25.11.2015 | Tallinn TV tower
The Tiiu Sild Prize for lifetime work in popularizing science was awarded to Mare Ruusalepp
19.11.2015 | Laurits Leedjärv
The Festival of Lights introduced the light-based technologies
1.11.2015 | Tiia Lillemaa
The Research Council nominated scholars of Tartu Observatory 2015
26.10.2015 | Tiia Lillemaa
ESA Member States welcome Estonia
21.10.2015 | Tiia Lillemaa
IUFRO Landscape Ecology conference 2015 was held in Tartu, Estonia
24.08.2015 | Urmas Peterson
The youths of the Science Task Force program are building a new test device for ESTCube-2 development
6.07.2015 | Viire Sepp
A new satellite offers improved opportunities for the remote sensing of agriculture and forestry
24.06.2015 | Anu Reinart, Translation by Astrid Pung
The information day of European Space Agency in Tallinn
4.06.2015 | Kaupo Voormansik, translated by Astrid Pung
Tartu Observatory has joined EURAXESS network
31.05.2015 | Eeva Kumberg
Science Task Force (Teadusmalev) 2015 in Tõravere
25.05.2015 | Astrid Pung
First Estonian student satellite ESTCube-1 stopped operation
20.05.2015 | Mart Noorma
Applying to the Science Task Force
6.04.2015 | Astrid Pung
Tartu Observatory held a public event during the partial solar eclipse
20.03.2015 | Taavi Tuvikene
Recent research by Tartu Observatory scientist got noticed Down Under
11.02.2015
Estonia Accedes to ESA Convention
4.02.2015 | Tiia Lillemaa
Minister of the Environment visited Tartu Observatory
3.02.2015 | Tiia Lillemaa
2014
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The trainee of Tartu Observatory Sinai Mwagomba defended his Master Thesis
30.12.2014 | Tiia Lillemaa
The Estonian Space Research and Technology Capacities Introduced in Brussels
11.12.2014 | Tiia Lillemaa
Tõnu Viik was elected an Honorary Member of the Estonian Naturalists' Society
3.11.2014 | Tiia Lillemaa
Estonian students won four bronze medals on the XIX International Astronomy Olympiad
24.10.2014 | Tiit Sepp
Chiefs of the Defence of Norway and Estonia visited Tartu Observatory
8.10.2014 | Tiia Lillemaa
ESA Science and Technology Programme Workshop
24.09.2014 | Tiia Lillemaa
Tartu Conference on Space Science and Technology
23.09.2014 | Karoli Kahn
ESTCube summer workshop 2014
9.07.2014 | Karoli Kahn
Honorary Consuls at Tartu Observatory
8.07.2014 | Karoli Kahn
2014 Gruber Cosmology Prize to our reseacher Prof Jaan Einasto
10.06.2014
Satellite Sentinel-1A is starting tonight
3.04.2014 | Silver Lätt