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Born in the 19th century from the intuition of a French physicist, interferometry has become one of the most powerful techniques in modern astronomy. From...

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, members of LIRA rallied together through several initiatives designed to...

The beginning of February 2026 is a significant date for the research conducted at LIRA, since the dawn of the 21st century. The FIRST-PL (PL for Photonic...

In 2026, the Laboratory for Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics (LIRA) will celebrate its first year since its official creation on 1 January 2025:...

LIRA is featured in a documentary produced by LeBlob, the media outlet of the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie and the Palais de la Découverte, directed...

With the latest Avatar film, set on Pandora, a moon of the gas planet Polyphemus located in the Alpha Centauri star system, the closest multiple star system...

Lucie DEGOTT’s thesis defense will take place on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Institute of Space Astrophysics (IAS), in room 123. It can...

Today, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the winners of its Consolidator Grants, which each year support numerous projects led by mid-career...

An unmissable celestial spectacle in December, the Geminids are the most intense meteor shower of the year. Caused not by a comet, but by an exceptional...

Michele Lissoni was awarded the EPSC Outstanding Poster Competition prize by the Europlanet Society at the 2025 edition, held in Helsinki, which attracted...