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Inauguration of PSL’s space technological complex
The Space Technological Complex (Le Complexe technologique pour le spatial - CTS) of PSL, at the Paris Observatory (Meudon site), was inaugurated on June...
Guillaume Voisin, awarded the IAU 2017 prize for the best thesis
On May 7th 2018, the International Astronomical Union awarded its 2017 prize for the best 2017 thesis to Guillaum Voisi, Ph.D. researcher at the Paris...
Edmée Chandon, the first French woman astronomer
1912 is the year when the first professional female astronomer was nominated in France: Edmée Chandon (Paris, 1885 – Paris, 1944). Who was she? We will find...
Martin Pertenaïs awarded the 2018 MERAC prize
The 2018 MERAC Prizes for the Best Doctoral Thesis are awarded in New Technologies to Dr Martin Pertenais for a PhD thesis on cutting-edge concepts of...
Pierre Kervella awarded the 2017 "La Recherche" Prize
On Thursday, January 31st 2018, Pierre Kervella, a Paris Observatory astronomer, received the 2017 "La Recherche" award in "Astrophysics" for his work "The...
Paris Observatory wishes you a Happy New Year
Three scientists awarded the 2017 LNE research prize
On Wednesday December 6th Thomas Grenon, Director of the LNE, handed over the LNE 2017 research award to Jocelyne GUÉNA, Daniele ROVERA and Michel ABGRALL,...
NASA Silver Achievement Medal awarded to Antonella Barucci
NASA Silver Achievement Medal awarded to Antonella Barucci, astrophysicist at the Observatoire de Paris, for exceptional outstanding contributions to the...
Nicolas Biver and Denis Savoie awarded by the Academy of Sciences Arago medal
On November 21st, 2017, Nicolas Biver received the Arago medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to astronomy. Denis Savoie received the Paul...
Françoise Combes receives the Janssen Prize
November 17, 2017, The Société astronomique de France (SAF, the French astronomical society) awarded its prestigious international Jules-Janssen Prize to...