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Magnetic reconnection models validated by analysis of twenty years of measurements

By allowing plasmas to exchange their magnetic connection, the magnetic reconnection process enables the sudden release of magnetic energy in the form of accelerated particles and rapid, heated flows. For […]

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First spectrum for the optical prototype of the VENSCPEC-U instrument for ESA’s ENVISION mission

December was an eventful month for the development of the VENSPEC-U imaging spectrometer (developed for the ENVISION mission by LATMOS, IRAP, LIRA, and IAA), with the first spectrum from the […]

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Electric discharges detected on Mars for the first time

Electric discharges have for the first time been recorded within the storms and whirlwinds of dust – known as dust devils – that sweep across the surface of Mars. Captured […]

Research teams

Dynamics of Planetary Interiors (DIP)

PS2E

Physics of the Sun, Stars and Exoplanets (PS2E)

Planets, Environments and Space Plasmas (PEPS)

Projects

DEMETER / IDP

EISCAT / EISCAT 3D

EnVision

Rosetta / Rosina

SWARM

Taranis / IDEE and Xgre

SNO

CLUSTER / CIS

HelioSwarm

Mars 2020 / SuperCam

MMS

MSL / ChemCAM

SuperDARN

TARANIS