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Published on 30 March 2017
The collapse of a cliff reveals the original composition of comet 67P
In a paper published in the March 21st 2017 issue of /Nature Astronomy/ , an international tema of scientists, which includes a Paris Observatory scientist,...
Administrative news
Published on 16 March 2017
Signature of a basic agreement for Franco-Australian cooperation
The Research University Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and the Australian National University (ANU) signed in Canberra, on March 2nd 2017 signed a basic...
Administrative news
Published on 16 March 2017
In homage to Michel Combes (1939-2017)
Michel Combes passed away on the 9th of March 2017. He was the President of the Paris Observatory and Director of the DESPA (ex LESIA) department, he played...
Highlights
Published on 16 March 2017
Beyond the appearances: The anatomy of the Orion Jedi revealed by radio-astronomy
Using the 30 m radiotelescope of the of the Institute for millimetre radio astronomy (IRAM) in the Sierra Nevada in Spain, an international scientific team...
Exhibitions and information
Published on 7 March 2017
March 7th ... 1667: acquisition of land for the Observatory
On March 7th 1667, land was acquired for the construction of the Royal Observatory, a project initiated by Louis XIVth and Colbert in order to endow France...
Administrative news
Published on 2 March 2017
The 350th anniversary site
The Observatoire of Paris celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2017.
The 350th anniversary site marks an outstanding continuity, which reflects the fact that...
Highlights
Published on 1 February 2017
Gaia, a siren … for solar system objects
The European space mission Gaia, launched in 2013, has recently enriched the scope of its sky mapping activities through the commissioning of a daily alert...
Highlights
Published on 27 January 2017
The SuperCam project has successfully passed its CDR and begins integration
The SuperCam project successfully passed its Critical Design Review on December 7, 8 and 9 2016 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New...
Highlights
Published on 13 January 2017
Validation of the radio frequency set for the PicSat project
The frequency set of the PicSat nanosatellite, designed for the measurement of exoplanetary transits, has been validated by the IARU (International Amateur...
Highlights
Published on 5 January 2017
Quantum technologies challenged by microgravity
Physicists from the Laboratoire photonique numérique et nanosciences (CNRS/Université de Bordeaux/Institut d’optique graduate school), from the Systèmes de...