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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...

Etienne BERRIOT’s thesis defense will take place on Monday, December 1, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Château Conference Room in Meudon. It can be watched live...

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the LIRA’s Equality & Quality of Life at Work Committee is joining forces with...

David PAIPA’s thesis defense will take place on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Evry Schatzman Amphitheater on the Meudon campus. It can be...

Karim Abd El Dayem’s thesis defence will take place on Monday, 8 December 2025, at 1 p.m. in the conference room of the château on the Meudon site. It can...

Chloe GUTTERIDGE’s thesis defense will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 2 p.m. in the conference room of the Meudon site castle. It can be...

A week ago, four lasers pierced the sky above Cerro Paranal in Chile. Fired from each of the four 8-meter telescopes at the European Southern Observatory...

We are saddened to announce the sudden passing of Bernadette Caffier-Le Squeren on 28 October 2025, at the age of 80. As former colleagues and former...