The SVOM satellite observed by the TAROT telescope
The SVOM satellite, launched on June 22, 2024, is equipped with the ECLAIRs experiment, designed to detect gamma-ray bursts. ECLAIRs was developed by IRAP. The TAROT telescope, operated by IRAP […]
GAHEC
Galaxies, High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology
The standard cosmological model remains solid on its foundations
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 […]
SVOM mission to study the most distant stellar explosions successfully launched
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 […]
Integrating environmental constraints into astrophysics research: the example of the Athena X-IFU
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 […]
Euclid: first scientific results and sparkling new images!
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 […]
New clues to mysterious radio signals from deep space
Thanks to two NASA X-ray telescopes, an international team of scientists involving the Toulouse-based Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP/OMP – CNES/CNRS/UT3) has been able to observe a […]
The future of scientific meetings
Professional travel to events such as conferences and meetings represents a significant part of the carbon footprint of astronomical research, as can be seen, for example, in IRAP’s greenhouse gas […]
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 […]
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 […]