Tag: Astronomy
OSIRIX-REx probe collects largest cosmic harvest ever from beyond the Moon
It’s a space mission that keeps its promises. The NASA probe, OSIRIX-REx, brought back to Earth last September samples taken in situ on the asteroid Bennu, 50 million kilometers from…
Sophie Adenot recounts her first steps at the European Astronaut Center
Six months ago, five astronauts were selected to form the new promotion of the European Space Agency. For a month, they have been training at the European Astronaut Center in…
an “astronomical” project in which Madagascar could soon participate
The “SKA” project, for Square Kilometer Array, was imagined by an international scientific consortium to study essential scientific questions ranging from the birth of the Universe to the origins of…
Sophie Adenot, new French astronaut: “Seeing Claudie Haigneré was a trigger”
The Air and Space Force helicopter test pilot joined the new promotion of the European Space Agency yesterday and becomes the first French astronaut since Claudie Haigneré. This promotion, chosen…
When astronomy software helps monitor moles
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[RDV en septembre] A look back at three outstanding personalities from the 1st season of our podcast
News cookies taking a little break and will be back in September. You can find all our episodes on your listening platform and on www.rfi.fr. Before this summer break, a…
James-Webb: the first images open a new era of astronomy
Of them nebulaea group of galaxiesan exoplanet, a cluster of galaxies and a deep field are therefore the first images and spectra of the James-Webb space telescope which were presented…
Auroras, comets, galaxies…: breathtaking images selected for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year grand prize
The lunar surface, although it looks gray and monochromatic, contains hidden colors in the ground, caused by different minerals. These colors are too faint to be seen with the naked…
Here are the most beautiful astronomy photos selected for the international grand prize
The lunar surface, although it looks gray and monochromatic, contains hidden colors in the ground, caused by different minerals. These colors are too faint to be seen with the naked…
Alcyonea, the largest radio galaxy ever observed
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Radio astronomy catches distant galaxies giving birth to stars Thanks to the International Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a large network of 70,000 radio…