BB.20.004 – Interferometry in Space
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 132 How can spacecraft and telescopes help us learn more about the universe and explore our own solar system?
Technological advances will always drive the next generation of scientific discovery. In particular, the ability to form images of ever […]
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BB.20.005 – GLIMPSE: Gaining Leverage on Interstellar Magnetism, and Promoting STEM Education
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 131 How are galaxies, stars, and planets born and how do they evolve?
The formation of stars is a fundamental question in the study of galaxies. Stars are born out of interstellar clouds […]
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BB.20.006 – Capturing the Universe from all angles: Multi-messenger Astrophysics
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 127 What are the origins, history, and future of the universe?
Since centuries, astronomers are studying the Universe with telescopes in visible light, while in the previous century further observational tools […]
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BB.20.007 – Discovering new phenomena by bridging the gap between simulation and reality
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 128 Have we identified all the elementary particles of matter?
Have we identified all elementary particles? What is Dark Matter? How can we use big data to generate insights? These […]
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BB.20.008 – Back to the drawing board: reinventing data processing in fundamental physics
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 128 Have we identified all the elementary particles of matter?
Research in particle and gravitational wave physics requires petabytes of data to be efficiently processed by large numbers of bespoke […]
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BB.20.003 – An underwater acoustic sensor network for astrophysics and marine sciences
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 127 What are the origins, history, and future of the universe?
One of the largest scientific challenges in astro-particle physics is the observation of cosmic neutrinos with ultra-high energies. Detecting these […]
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BB.20.001 – The Dutch Black Hole Consortium (DBHC)
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 129 What is the true nature of gravity, space, and time and what can we learn from black holes?
In a democratic society, everyone needs to have a basic understanding of science to make informed decisions about the future.’ […]
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BB.20.002 – Space Science Technologies – SST
Route: Building blocks of matter and fundaments of space and time
cluster question: 132 How can spacecraft and telescopes help us learn more about the universe and explore our own solar system?
The success of technological innovations is often based on three pillars: science, technology and disclosure. But with ever more specialization […]
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