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ESA's Integral gamma-ray gazer gasps its last.

After almost 23 years on the job, European Space Agency's (ESA) International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (Integral) is set to make its final observations.

mediafaro.org/article/20250228

The Register · ESA's Integral gamma-ray gazer gasps its lastBy Richard Speed
#ESA#Space#Integral

🛰️🔭✨ Ce 28 février, après 2 886 orbites et 22 ans dans l'espace, d'observations, le télescope gamma #Integral de l'ESA a cessé de collecter des données scientifiques.
Integral a joué un rôle essentiel dans la compréhension des sursauts gamma, des ondes gravitationnelles, etc

[End of mission for #Integral] At the time of its launch (in 2002), it was the most advanced #gamma-ray observatory and the first space observatory capable of simultaneously viewing celestial objects in the gamma, X-ray and visible domains.

Integral has transformed our understanding of the high-energy #Universe. Its observations have made it possible to identify the sources of the so-called “long” and “short” gamma-ray bursts (#GRB) : the collapse of stars into supernovae, on the one hand, and the collisions of black holes and neutron stars, on the other. Info+ : esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp

IRAP's scientific and technical staff have contributed to the success of this mission: both in the realization of the #instruments and in the analysis of the observation data. On February 28, 2025, a long and beautiful page of our space adventure turns ...

[Fin de mission pour #Integral] Au moment de son lancement (en 2002), il était l' #observatoire de rayons #gamma le plus avancé et le premier observatoire spatial capable de voir simultanément des objets célestes dans les domaines gamma, X et visible.

Integral a transformé notre compréhension de l’ #Univers des hautes énergies. Ses observations ont notamment permis d'identifier les sources des #SursautsGamma qualifiés de "longs" et "courts" : l'effondrement d'étoiles en supernovae, d'une part, les collisions de trous noirs et d'étoiles à neutrons, d'autre part. Info+ : esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp

Les personnels scientifiques et techniques de l'IRAP ont contribué au succès de cette mission : tant à la réalisation des #instruments qu'à l'analyse des données d'observations. Ce 28 février 2025, une longue et belle page de notre aventure spatiale se tourne ...

Levava já um tempo a pensar em fazer uma rosca de reis na Bimby/Thermomix. A dificuldade neste caso era a farinha integral e os ovos porque a receita original não é vegan. A farinha integral não foi problema e os ovos trocámo-los por ovos de linho. O resultado foi uma maravilha. O bom é que o tempo total foi sobre as três horas mas trabalho manual foi pouco porque o fez quase tudo a máquina #roscadereis #integral #vegan #bimby #thermomix

An excellent general result.

If \(\Re(s)>1\),
\[\displaystyle\int_0^\infty\frac{\ln x}{x^s+1}~\mathrm dx=\frac{\pi^2}{4s^2}\left[\sec^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2s}\right)-\csc^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2s}\right)\right]\]

Special cases:
\[\displaystyle\int_0^\infty\frac{\ln x}{x^2+1}~\mathrm dx=0\]
\[\displaystyle\int_0^\infty\frac{\ln x}{x^3+1}~\mathrm dx=-\frac{2\pi^2}{27}\]
\[\displaystyle\int_0^\infty\frac{\ln x}{x^4+1}~\mathrm dx=-\frac{\pi^2}{8\sqrt2}\]
\[\displaystyle\int_0^\infty\frac{\ln x}{x^5+1}~\mathrm dx=-\frac{4\pi^2}{25}\left(\frac{2+\sqrt5}{5+\sqrt5}\right)=-\frac{(5+3\sqrt5)\pi^2}{125}\]

I bought a Micro SD card, from #Integral.

Offered an "ECO" shipping option, for less packaging, I chose that.

This is what I received:

A card reader that I don't need, inside a plastic case that I don't need; Not one but TWO glossy leaflets that I don't need, both congratulating themselves on the minimal packaging; all inside a small card envelope... inside another, much larger card envelope. 🤦

I realize that the second envelope is an #Amazon decision. Even so... [drums fingers]

@vicgrinberg @elizabethtasker @schnedan

Right, I thought it was not, that's why no luck.

I realize the components are not all off-the-shelf, but not every single piece is reinvented every time. Even the platform can be re-used, like between #XMM-Newton and #INTEGRAL.

Aperture doors exist in many X-ray satellites: #XMM-Newton, #Chandra. I suppose they are somehow different?

There is a whole systems engineering work to reduce the chance of issues like this.