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The COLIBRI ground-based telescope unveiled its first images at its inauguration on September 7, 2024 at the San Pedro Mártir National Astronomical Observatory, Mexico. Designed as part of the SVOMspace […]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play an important role in the physics and chemistry of star- and planet-forming regions. Several formation sites have been proposed for these PAHs: in the envelopes […]
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The Paris Agreement (1) sets an ambitious target of carbon neutrality (2) by 2050 to tackle global warming. All sectors are concerned, including astronomical research. A research team has just […]
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A technological leap towards Mercury: BepiColombo reveals the dynamics of electrons in the magnetosphere of the planet closest to the Sun. Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, is […]
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Ganymede, the only magnetized moon in our Solar System, orbits deep inside the giant magnetosphere of Jupiter where it interacts with the temporally and spatially variable magnetized disk of plasma […]
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Telescopes, their construction and operation, have recently been identified as major sources of greenhouse gases emitted by astronomical research activities. Yet greenhouse gases are not the only pressure on the […]
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Jupiter has the brightest aurora in the solar system. A particular feature of this planet, which it shares with Saturn, is also the auroral emissions caused by three of its […]
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The SVOM satellite, launched on June 22, 2024, is equipped with the ECLAIRs experiment, designed to detect gamma-ray bursts. ECLAIRs was developed by IRAP. The TAROT telescope, operated by IRAP […]
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Launched on May 3 aboard a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang site, China’s Chang’E 6 probe completed a successful mission to the far side of the Moon, and […]