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To describe the physical rules that govern the functioning of the observable universe, the scientific community uses the Standard Cosmological Model to represent it as accurately as possible. However, some […]
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The Franco-Chinese SVOM space mission, dedicated in particular to the detection and study of the most distant explosions or mergers of stars, known as gamma-ray bursts, was successfully launched on […]
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The X-IFU (X-ray Integral Field Unit) is the high-resolution X-ray spectrometer that will be aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Athena space observatory in 2037, as part of the Cosmic […]
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The magnetic field of a planet can trap energetic charged particles in donut-shaped « radiation belts ». In order to better understand the formation of planetary radiation belts, a team of researchers […]
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ESO today signed an agreement with an international consortium of institutions for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. The ANDES instrument will be installed […]
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Each year, numerous earthquakes are detected in the Lacq region of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, without the exact cause being clearly identified. An international study led by Jean Letort, a teacher-researcher at Toulouse […]
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The Euclid mission today publishes its first scientific results, accompanied by new, never-before-seen images of the Universe. A demonstration of the remarkable achievements of this European satellite! These new images […]
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A Chinese delegation from the Chinese space agency CNSA and other laboratories, led by Jizhong LIU, chief engineer of the future Mars mission Tianwen-3, visited us on April 10. Among […]
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In order to follow the DORN mission as closely as possible – from the launch of the Chang’E 6 rocket on May 3, 2024 to in situ experimentation and the […]