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Published on 25 March 2016
April 4th 2016 | Start of the second session of the MOOC "Weighing the Universe"
Monday, the 4th of April 2016 marks the start on-line of the courses of the second MOOC «Weighing the Universe». Created by the Paris Observatory and the...
Highlights
Published on 18 March 2016
MOSAIC, the Multi-Object Spectrograph of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
On March 18, 2016, during the MOSAIC kick-off meeting at the Paris Observatory in the presence of the team(*) led by François Hammer, The European Southern...
Administrative news
Published on 5 February 2016
Death of Jean-Louis Steinberg, astronomer at the Paris Observatory
Jean-Louis Steinberg, astronome at the Paris Observatory, passed away onµThursday, 21st of January; he was 93 years old He was one of the pioneers of...
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Published on 4 February 2016
Just 30 years ago took place the unique overview of Uranus ...
On January 24, 1986, exactly 30 years ago, the Voyager2 mission flew over Uranus, the seventh planet of the solar system. This unique exploration has never...
Administrative news
Published on 2 February 2016
The 2015 Treasures of the Library of the Paris Observatory
The Library of the Paris Observatory aims to gather and keep all documents relating to astronomy, astrophysics and the history of these disciplines. A point...
Highlights
Published on 19 January 2016
First critical edition of the work of Copernicus
De revolutionibus Orbium coelestium, the work of Nicolas Copernicus famous, now has a critical edition of the Latin text with French translation. To...
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Published on 19 January 2016
First Cherenkov light "Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope"
On 26 November 2015, the "Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope" (TAG), telescope prototype proposed for future large international network "Cherenkov Telescope...
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Published on 14 January 2016
Water-ice provides clues to comet’s evolution
The infrared VIRTIS imaging spectrometer Rosetta has detected the presence of water ice on the surface of the comet, in the area of Imhotep, in two separate...
Exhibitions and information
Published on 7 December 2015
The Paris Observatory, partner to the First Light exhibition
The Paris Observatory is a partner to First Light, an exhibition on the frontier of art and science, conceived by the artist Lily Hibberd, on show at the...