ESA Integral

INTEGRAL is detecting some of the most energetic radiation that comes from space. It is an ESA mission in cooperation with Russia and the United States

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

Happy 22nd birthday, INTEGRAL!

On 17 October 2002 INTEGRAL was launched into space. That means ESA's most sensitive gamma-ray observatory to date is 22 years old and still operating today! Happy Launch Anniversary Day!

We will celebrate this event next week with the INTEGRAL Workshop 2024:
https://t.co/Ob4Tvv03tO

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

INTEGRAL ramping down in 2025

The ESA Science Programme Committee (SPC) has approved some limited operations of instruments during the first two months of the post-operations phase that starts on 1 January 2025. Science data taken during this period will be immediately public. The TOO-alert tool remains open for highly important TOOs with priority for gravitational wave event follow-ups until 28 February 2025. Science observations will ultimately end on 1 March 2025.

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

INTEGRAL Workshop 21-25 October 2024 at ESA/ESAC, Madrid, Spain:
22 Years of INTEGRAL: catching results and discoveries
Registration and Abstract submission open under:
https://t.co/Ob4TvuZvEg
Integral has been crucial in our understanding of astrophysical phenomena over a wide energy and temporal range. This conference is the occasion to discuss novelties in high-energy astrophysics, new instrumental facilities, and innovative data-analysis methods. Anticipated lively interactions among participants will be harnessed to refine the plan for maximizing data exploitation now and in the decades to come.

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

Picture of the Month for May: A Magnetar Giant Flare in the nearby Starburst Galaxy M82:
https://t.co/IzRtNknu1Z

The figure shows the image obtained with the IBIS instrument in the 30-200 keV energy range, with the burst clearly visible at the position of M82. The positions of other galaxies are also indicated.

[ESA Science @esascience]

. @ESA_Integral is the first space observatory to simultaneously observe objects in gamma rays, X-rays, and visible light.

⭐️💥 Its main targets are violent explosions known as gamma-ray bursts, powerful phenomena such as supernova explosions, and regions in the Universe thought to contain black holes.

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

Picture of the Month for December: A strong gamma-ray burst detected by INTEGRAL has had a caused a pertubation in Earth's ionosphere. Read more here: https://t.co/X3EQX1I5N2

[ESA Science @esascience]

Our fleet of astronomy missions observing the Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum has been enabling astronomers to tackle the big questions about our cosmos.

Explore them with this interactive graphic 👉 https://t.co/XkLtByfrTD

#DivingIntoTheUniverse #ExploreFarther

[ESA Science @esascience]

Last days to apply for the ESA Student Internship Programme! 📅

https://t.co/zjd217um4W

Positions are available in engineering, science, IT, natural/social sciences, business, economics and administration services and you have until 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 to send your application! 💻

Launch your career in space, apply now👇

#ESArecruits #internships

[ESA_Italia @ESA_Italia]

Un'esplosione di raggi gamma estremamente luminosa e di lunga durata ha colpito la Terra alle 15:21 ora italiana del 9 ottobre 2022. L’esplosione, rilevata anche dal telescopio spaziale @ESA_Integral , ha causato un disturbo significativo nella ionosfera del nostro pianeta.

[Astro-COLIBRI @AstroColibri]

Detection of short GRB (or a giant magnetar flare) by @ESA_Integral and @NASAFermi. The localisation is perfectly consistent with the very close M82 galaxy!
https://t.co/2c7GTpeXwa

[MEDIA INAF @mediainaf]

💥 Il 9 ottobre 2022, 15:21 ora italiana, molti satelliti – tra cui @ESA_INTEGRAL – registrano il più forte lampo gamma mai osservato. Contemporaneamente, #Cses01 misura una perturbazione senza precedenti della ionosfera ⤵️ @ASI_spazio @INFN_ @NatureComms
https://t.co/8WIHR5MQsV

[ESA Science @esascience]

🌟 Who'd think that an exploding star 2 billion light-years away could affect Earth 🌏?

💥 The blast from the strongest gamma-ray burst ever, detected by @ESA_Integral, hit Earth's ionosphere & sent scientists to investigate with CSES 👉 https://t.co/Xo7F7WAvJ2

#ExploreFarther

[European Space Agency @esa]

A blast from the past 🤩

An enormous burst of gamma rays struck Earth on 14:21 BST / 15:21 CEST on 9 October 2022.

The blast was picked up by our Integral telescope and caused a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere.

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

INTEGRAL picture of the month: INTEGRAL detects a soft gamma-ray emission from the new bright candidate black-hole binary Swift J1727.8-1613.
https://t.co/fWl8C6IfKg

[ESA_Italia @ESA_Italia]

17 ottobre 2002, il potentissimo osservatorio per raggi gamma @ESA_Integral , viene lanciato. Frutto di una collaborazione internazionale, tuttora operativo, offre agli astronomi di tutto il mondo immagini ai confini dell’Universo. https://t.co/RXuvLl1erI
@ESA_History @esascience #Integral

[NASA Universe @NASAUniverse]

#OTD in 2002, @esa's INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) launched to study the cosmos using the highest-energy form of light. INTEGRAL has contributed to many discoveries, sometimes in tandem with @NASA observatories. Meet INTEGRAL: https://t.co/YT36QRY8Z7

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

21 years old today! And still one more year of science operations to go.... oh, the things we will see!

[European Space History @ESA_History]

#OTD 17 October 2002, launch of @ESA_Integral gamma-ray observatory, still operating today! Happy Launch Anniversary Day! 🛰️🎉
@esascience
👉 https://t.co/3ShqTRwtS3

[European Space History @ESA_History]

#OTD 17 October 2002, launch of @ESA_Integral gamma-ray observatory, still operating today! Happy Launch Anniversary Day! 🛰️🎉
@esascience
👉 https://t.co/3ShqTRwtS3

[ESA Integral @ESA_Integral]

INTEGRAL Picture of the Month in October 2023: strong contraints on feebly interacting particles with INTEGRAL.
https://t.co/zGmG7xJ4oi