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 […]
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An instrument from Toulouse will analyze a gas on the Moon’s surface in 2024
At a press briefing on Wednesday June 28, the DORN instrument was presented by those involved in the project, including Pierre-Yves Meslin, a teacher-researcher at the university and the instrument’s […]
Webb makes first detection of crucial carbon molecule in a planet-forming disc
An international team of scientists have used data collected by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect a molecule [1] known as the methyl cation (CH3+) for the first […]
Towards a better understanding of moon-magnetosphere plasma interactions in the Jupiter system?
Jupiter’s vast magnetosphere is filled with a plasma of electrons and ions, mainly produced by the intense volcanic activity of the moon Io. Driven into rapid rotation by Jupiter’s intense […]
The FERMI space telescope celebrates its 15th anniversary: 15 years observing the gamma rays of the Universe … and detecting their sources!
15 years ago, NASA launched the Fermi space mission, equipped with a telescope capable of observing the gamma rays of the universe, at energies several billion to several hundred billion […]
The most powerful quasar of the last 9 billion years observed in X-rays
Research led by Elias Kammoun, a post-doctoral fellow at the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse, CNRS and CNES), has revealed the existence of […]
Jupiter: a gigantic natural particle booster
The launch of JUICE is scheduled for April 13, 2023, with the most massive planet in the solar system as its target: Jupiter, and its magnetosphere. With its rapid rotation […]
Euclid Mission: Unlocking the mysteries of the Universe
The Euclid satellite, to be launched in July 2023, will attempt to unlock the secrets of the Universe by exploring the composition and evolution of the dark Universe. For 6 […]
Two French instruments on the way to China
SVOM is a Franco-Chinese space mission dedicated to the study of the transient sky with a particular interest in gamma-ray bursts. SVOM will work in synergy with ground-based gravitational wave […]