The Impact of Hst on European Astronomy Tapa blanda - 2012 - 2010th Edición

The Hubble Space Telescope has facilitated major contributions to a wide range of topics in astronomy:

• The study of nearby planets
• The processes of star and planet formation
• The stellar and interstellar components of galaxies
• The discovery that most, if not all, galactic nuclei harbor a massive black hole that profoundly affects their evolution
• The realisation that the universe as a whole is undergoing acceleration as a result of a yet unknown form of "dark energy".

This volume offers a broad perspective of the advancements made possible by the HST over its almost two decades of operation and emphasises their impact on European astronomical research. These proceedings of 41^st symposium in the ESLAB series of the European Space Agency collect the oral and poster papers that were presented and discussed during the meeting.