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Institutional news
Published on 26 June 2026
The International Astronomical Union has recognised Antonin Wargnier’s doctoral thesis, carried out at LIRA
Antonin Wargnier, a PhD holder from the Paris Observatory – PSL and Sorbonne University, has received an honourable mention in the International Astronomical...
Project news
Published on 19 June 2026
First Light for the French AIRS Instrument of the ARIEL Mission.
Currently under development, the French AIRS spectrometer for the future ARIEL telescope has just reached a major milestone.
ARIEL (Atmospheric...
Institutional news
Published on 17 June 2026
Selection of the Plasma Observatory mission by ESA
The Paris Observatory – PSL welcomes the recommendation made on 11 June 2026 by the ESA Science Programme Committee in favour of the Plasma Observatory...
Theses
Published on 17 June 2026
Defence of Léa GRITON’s doctoral thesis on Wednesday 1 July 2026
Léa GRITON will defend her HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches), entitled "Interaction of the solar wind with Mercury and Uranus", on Wednesday 1 July...
Institutional news
Published on 8 June 2026
SKAO: the French astrophysics community gathers at the Paris Observatory-PSL
From 19 to 21 May 2026, nearly 200 scientists, engineers and radio astronomy enthusiasts gathered at the Paris-PSL Observatory on the Meudon campus for the...
Institutional news
Published on 3 June 2026
Athena Coustenis Elected Member of Academia Europaea
A new international distinction has crowned the outstanding scientific career of Athena Coustenis. A world-renowned planetary scientist and CNRS Director of...
Institutional news
Published on 21 May 2026
Elsa Huby, winner of the 2026 Charles Defforey Foundation–Institut de France Grand Prize for Science
In May 2026, the excellence of the research carried out at LESIA and subsequently at LIRA has once again been recognised and honoured with France’s highest...
Institutional news
Published on 18 May 2026
Guy Perrin elected as a member of the Academia Europaea
Guy Perrin has received yet another international honour in recognition of his outstanding scientific career. Following his election to the French Academy of...
Scientific news
Published on 11 May 2026
The Milky Way was shaped by a galactic collision that occurred earlier than expected
How did the Milky Way form and develop its current structure? A new study published in the *Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society*, led by an...
