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Press releases
Published on 13 April 2026
When the MAJIS instrument, aboard the JUICE mission, crosses paths with the 3I/ATLAS interstellar spacecraft
The French instrument, to which the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics (LIRA) at the Paris Observatory – PSL is contributing, has...
Highlights
Published on 27 March 2026
What time is it on the Moon?
Interest in exploring the Moon and its surroundings has been on the rise over the past decade, as evidenced by the Artemis (NASA), LunaNET (NASA/ESA), and...
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Published on 25 March 2026
A Solar System in the making?
An international team of scientists, including three researchers from the Paris Observatory - PSL at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Research in...
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Published on 19 February 2026
The largest radio map of the sky reveals the Universe in unprecedented detail
An international team comprising researchers from the Paris Observatory - PSL and the CNRS has released the largest and most detailed radio image ever...
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Published on 9 February 2026
The small moon Enceladus shapes Saturn’s environment over record distances
An international scientific team led by a scientist from the LPP and involving researchers from the Paris Observatory - PSL, has revealed, based on data from...
News from the labs
Published on 5 February 2026
Origin, evolution, and fate of Titan’s polar clouds
In an article published in the journal Nature Communications on December 4, 2025, a French scientific team led by a researcher from the Paris Observatory -...
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Published on 3 February 2026
NenuFAR is now beating strongly
At the start of 2026, the core of the NenuFAR radio telescope in Nançay, co-financed by the Île-de-France Region, France, was completed, marking a major...
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Published on 29 January 2026
An unprecedented signal around HD 206893 B: an exomoon candidate revealed by high-precision astrometry
A study led by a researcher from the Paris Observatory-PSL within the Laboratory for Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics (LIRA - CNRS / Sorbonne...
Press releases
Published on 27 January 2026
The detection of radio bursts from stellar and exoplanetary systems
Building on the expertise of researchers at Paris Observatory - PSL, CNRS and Sorbonne University, an international team has developed a novel analysis...
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Published on 20 January 2026
When clouds dictate the dynamics of brown dwarfs
In an article published in the journal Nature Astronomy on January 19, 2026, a French scientific team led by researchers from the Paris Observatory – PSL and...