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Published on 23 March 2023
Probing the interstellar medium of a very distant galaxy
A scientific team involving GEPI at the Paris Observatory - PSL observed with the ESO/VLT X-shooter spectrograph one of the most distant gamma-ray bursts...
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Published on 17 March 2023
Possible discovery of a dust plume emitted by an extrasolar comet
A research team involving a researcher from Paris Observatory - PSL has just published the possible discovery of a dust plume emitted by an extrasolar comet,...
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Published on 17 February 2023
How fast are the stars in the galaxy moving away from or toward you?
The stars in the sky are in motion relative to us: some are approaching - these are the dark areas on the image; others are moving away - the bright areas....
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Published on 16 February 2023
A fragment of asteroid 2023 CX1 found in Normandy
Supported by the Museum national d’histoire naturelle, the Observatoire de Paris - PSL, the Université Paris-Saclay and the OSU-Pytheas, the...
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Published on 14 February 2023
Detection of small planets around red dwarf stars
An international team involving researchers from Paris Observatory - PSL and CNRS has discovered and characterized a new exoplanet named TOI-1695b. It takes...
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Published on 3 February 2023
Observing comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in the sky throughout February 2023, even if its brightness allows to perceive it only weakly with the naked eye. The...
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Published on 20 January 2023
Why does the heart of the stars rotate less quickly than expected?
Three French scientists, including a CNRS researcher from Paris Observatory - PSL, explain in an article published in Science on January 20, 2023 why the...
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Published on 20 January 2023
Discovery of a rare binary star
An international team including two CNRS researchers from Paris Observatory - PSL has just discovered with the VLT a rare binary star, because very poor in...
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Published on 16 January 2023
Time transmission from Paris to Turin by optical fiber
An international team of physicists has developed a 1,023 km fiber optic link between the SYRTE laboratory of the Observatoire de Paris - PSL and INRIM in...
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Published on 16 December 2022
SWOT: a satellite to map the Earth’s water cycle
The launch of the NASA SWOT satellite on Thursday, December 15, 2022 opens a new path for satellite altimetry and promises a complete coverage of surface...