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Institutional news Published on 7 October 2026

Irène Urso, winner of the 20th L’Oréal-UNESCO ‘For Women in Science’ Award, France

Irène Urso is one of the 35 scientists to have been honoured with the 20th L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France Award. Selected from over 800...
Theses Published on 7 October 2026

Irène URSO’s thesis defence on Tuesday 13 October 2026

Irène URSO’s thesis defence will take place on Tuesday 13 October at 1.00 pm in the Château’s conference room, at the Meudon site. It can be watched live...
Scientific news Published on 6 October 2026

BepiColombo opens its eyes: first image from the SIMBIO-SYS instrument

After eight years of travel, the BepiColombo mission is reaching a new milestone before observing Mercury: on 15 and 16 September 2026, the SIMBIO-SYS...
Institutional news Published on 24 September 2026

Athena Coustenis receives the 2026 AGU Charles A. Whitten Medal

Planetary scientist Athena Coustenis, CNRS Research Director and member of LIRA, has been selected by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to receive the...
Theses Published on 22 September 2026

Thesis defence by Basile HUSQUINET on Wednesday 30 September 2026

Basile HUSQUINET’s thesis defence will take place on Wednesday 30 September at 10.00 am in the Denise Room, at the Paris campus. It can be watched live on...
Scientific news Published on 15 September 2026

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals that Chariklo’s invisible rings are changing

Chariklo is a small celestial body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, around which two dense rings have been discovered. A distinctive feature of these...
Theses Published on 14 September 2026

Pauline TEYSSEYRE’s thesis defence on Wednesday 30 September 2026

Pauline TEYSSEYRE’s thesis defence will take place on Wednesday 30 September at 2.00 pm in the Evry Schatzman lecture theatre. It can be watched live on...
Theses Published on 14 September 2026

Paul Huet’s thesis defence on Tuesday 29 September 2026

Paul Huet’s thesis defence will take place on Tuesday 29 September at 10.00 am in the Evry Schatzman lecture theatre. It can be watched live on the LIRA...
Scientific news Published on 8 September 2026

Successful separation of the transfer module from the BepiColombo mission

After nearly eight years of travelling through the Solar System, BepiColombo is finally beginning its approach to Mercury. A major milestone was reached on 3...
Theses Published on 3 September 2026

Adrien Girardot’s thesis defence on Tuesday 29 September 2026

Adrien Girardot’s thesis defence will take place on Tuesday 29 September at 2.00 pm in the Evry Schatzman lecture theatre. It can be watched live on the...