Adoption of the Comet Interceptor space exploration mission
The Comet Interceptor space mission has just been adopted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to be the next mission to explore the Solar System. Developed in collaboration with the […]
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SuperCam Scientists Honored by SAF
On May 21, 2022, Pernelle Bernardi (Observatoire de Paris – PSL) and Sylvestre Maurice (IRAP) are awarded, by the Astronomical Society of France, the International Astronautical Prize. “The International Astronautical […]
The ChemCam team awarded by the Explorers Club
The engineering team of the ChemCam instrument on the Mars rover Curiosity has received a Citation of Merit from the The Explorers Club academic society, which promotes scientific exploration and […]
Perseverance collects the first Martian sounds
Nasa’s Perseverance robot, which has been roaming the surface of Mars since February 2021, has recorded for the first time the “sound environment” of the Red Planet. An international team […]
Mars: The Curiosity rover delivers new observations of the geological history of Aeolis Mons
For nearly ten years, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the Martian soil with the objective of studying the potential past habitability of the Red Planet. Today, the international scientific […]
Happy Birthday Perseverance, one year already and the consecration of the millionth laser shot on Mars
Just one year ago, on the evening of February 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover of the Mars2020 mission landed in the Jezero crater on Mars. On board, the Franco-American SuperCam […]
Harvest of scientific results for the Solar Orbiter mission
For a mission that has just entered its primary science phase, Solar Orbiter has already produced many remarkable results. Published on December 14, 2021, a special issue of Astronomy and […]
Solar Orbiter publishes a wealth of science results from its cruise phase
For a mission yet to have entered its main science phase, Solar Orbiter has already generated a lot of great science. Today sees the publication of a wealth of results […]
Mars: first results from the Perseverance rover
The Perseverance rover has now confirmed the suitability of its landing site: Jezero crater really did contain a lake, into which a river flowed through a delta 3.6 billion years […]