Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie

Observer et comprendre l'Univers

Who are we ?

IRAP teams work on the study and understanding of the Universe and its content: the Earth as a planet, its ionized spatial environment, the sun and its planets, the stars and their planetary systems, the interstellar environment, galaxies, compact objects, the very first stars and the primordial Big Bang.
This is done through observation, modeling and theory, instrumentation and laboratory experiments.

With a staff of technical personnel qualified in the field of design, construction, integration and operation of instruments on the ground and in space, IRAP is a major center of instrumentation in astrophysics , at an international level. He also participates in numerous national observation services (SNO) of INSU.

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This Joint Research Unit (JRU 5277) is affiliated with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III (UPS), and also has the supervision of the National Center for Space Studies (CNES). It is also a member of the Midi-Pyrénées Observatory (OMP).

Last news

The January 29, 2025 gamma-ray burst observed by TAROT telescopes

At 4:45 a.m. on January 29, 2025, the Swift satellite detected a gamma-ray burst from the explosion of a star 11 billion light-years away. IRAP operates the TAROT telescope network, […]

Studying pulsars, a window on our galaxy

Galaxies are complex ecosystems that still raise many questions for scientists. The GAMALO project aims to study a phenomenon that could provide a better understanding of how they behave: pulsars. […]

Extreme supersonic winds measured on planet outside our Solar System

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33 000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jetstream of its […]

Well-awaited gathering with BepiColombo for its sixth Mercury flyby!

On 8 January 2025, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flew by Mercury for the sixth time, at an altitude of 295 km. This sixth and final flyby reduced the spacecraft’s speed […]

A comprehensive and modern description of magnetodisk physics at Jupiter !

The Jovian magnetodisk refers to a thin disc of plasma and electric currents in the magnetosphere of Jupiter located near the equatorial plane beyond the orbit of the moon Io, […]

The CTAO Becomes a European Research Infrastructure Consortium

On Tuesday January 7, the European Commission announced that it had granted CTAO (Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory) the status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), a specific legal form under […]

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