Go-ahead for EnVision mission
ESA’s Science Program Committee (SPC) has just approved the start of development of the EnVision mission, dedicated to the study of Venus as part of the Cosmic Vision program’s M5 […]
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Discovery of an extrasolar system including a cool sub-Neptune
Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun in 1995, over 5000 exoplanets have been detected. However, small, light planets orbiting far from their […]
Watch out for changing stellar magnetic fields
The 11-year solar activity cycle is a well-known phenomenon, during which the intensity of the Sun’s magnetic field varies and its polarities reverse. Over the past 30 years, astronomers have […]
First solar wind data for JENI onboard JUICE!
On June 5, less than two months after the successful launch of the ESA spacecraft JUICE (JUpiter Icy moon Explorer) towards Jupiter, the Jupiter Energetic Neutrals and Ions (JENI) sensor […]
Mars: new evidence of an environment conducive to the emergence of life
Using data from NASA’s Curiosity rover, scientists at the CNRS, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, with the participation of CNES, have discovered patterns […]
One month after lift-off, the Euclid mission reveals its first observations
One month after Euclid’s launch, the European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with the Euclid consortium, unveils the first observations captured by the satellite as it completes its in-flight acceptance […]
Electron storm causes auroral emissions on Mercury’s surface!
The interaction between the solar wind and a planet’s intrinsic magnetic field leads to a variety of responses within the magnetosphere it forms. As with the Earth, but on much […]
Final touches for the M-MATISSE mission!
The M-MATISSE mission (PI: Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, University of Leicester, UK; Co-PI: François Leblanc, LATMOS, France) was selected in November 2022 with four other candidate missions for the AO M7 Voyage […]
SVOM tank relocation
The SVOM/Eclairs test facility – a 3-tonne instrumented tank – was moved from CNES to IRAP on June 26, 2023. The white hall had to be prepared to accommodate this […]