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Solar storms ahead
Over the past few months, our planet has been ìmpacted by intense solar flare activity on the Sun. This phenomenon, which caused the polar auroras…
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The CNRS supports the ‘Stand Up for Science’ movement
The organisation expresses its solidarity with scientists working in the United States, where academic freedom is currently being challenged. The…
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First detection of an ultra-high-energy neutrino
The international KM3NeT collaboration, in which CNRS plays a leading role, has just detected a neutrino that is thirty times more energetic…
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Those stars that come and go
White dwarfs are the extremely dense, compact remnants of stars that have ended their lives, and are at the origin of tremendous explosions known as…
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On the trail of cosmic cataclysms
Based in Namibia, the H.E.S.S. telescope array monitors the showers of particles produced when the highest-energy cosmic rays ever observed in the…
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Telescopes face down-to-earth challenges
Astronomical observatories can yield exceptional discoveries, but they are sometimes built with little regard for the environment and local people,…
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James Webb illuminates the grey areas of astrophysics
A genuine technological gem, the James Webb Space Telescope has been exploring the smallest nooks of the Universe over the last two years. From the…
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H.E.S.S. collaboration detects the most energetic cosmic-ray electrons and positrons ever observed
H.E.S.S. operates a five-telescope site in Namibia for the study of cosmic-ray sources emitting high-energy gamma rays. The main contributors…
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Astrochemistry, inside cosmic kitchens
Astrochemistry, a relatively new field, focuses on exploring chemistry in interstellar spaces to uncover insights about the origins of life on Earth…
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