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Optical characterization by IRAP astrophysicists of the kilonova associated with the gravitational wave event that occured on 17th August 2017

A gravitational wave event has been detected by the LIGO/Virgo gravitational wave observatories on the 17th August 2017. It quickly turned out that the signal corresponded to the fusion of […]

17.10.2017

Discovery of the simultaneous emission of a gravitational wave and of gamma photons by a binary system of coalescing neutron stars

For the first time, a gravitational wave (GW170817) was detected simultaneously (within 2 seconds) with a photon emission in the form of a short-lived gamma ray burst (GRB170817A). The gravitational […]

16.10.2017

PILOT maps the magnetic field at the core of the Milky Way

The magnetic field in the dense twisted loop of gas and dust surrounding the black hole at the centre of our Galaxy has been revealed in a new image from […]

29.09.2017

Chemcam: 500,000th laser shot from the Curiosity rover

Far exceeding the duration of its mission, initially planned for two years, the Curiosity rover, equipped with the two instruments SAM and ChemCam designed with the participation of France, has […]

21.09.2017

X-IFU week in Madrid is over

The sixth X-IFU consortium meeting took place from September 11th to 15th in Madrid at CSIC headquarters. It was hosted by Miguel Mas Hesse (CAB-INTA) and his team, during a […]

19.09.2017

Review of the Nanosatellites day – IRAP Thematic Day on Nanosatellites, 11 July 2017

IRAP welcomed on July 11th for its Nanosatellites Day, about fifty people from OMP, LAAS, ISAE, ONERA, LCAR and other partners companies. After recalling the theories of innovation developed since […]

31.08.2017

Correlation between structures and electronic properties in PAH aggregates

An interdisciplinary French team involving laboratories in Toulouse (IRAP, LCPQ) and the Paris region (Synchrotron SOLEIL, ISMO) combined the measurement of photo-ionization spectra at the SOLEIL synchrotron with molecular simulations […]

02.08.2017

AROMA Setup First Results

The new analytical experimental setup called AROMA (Astrochemistry Research of Organics with Molecular Analyzer) is now in operation at IRAP/LCAR. The main purpose of this setup is to study and […]

06.07.2017

A Massive Dead Disk Galaxy Challenges Theories of Galaxy Evolution

A young, compact and “dead” disc galaxy surprises the astronomers and teaches us more about the formation of elliptical galaxies. By combining the power of a “natural lens” in space […]

27.06.2017

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