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Saturn’s moon Mimas, a snowplough in the planet’s rings
The Solar System’s second largest planet both in mass and size, Saturn is best known for its rings. These are divided by a wide band, the Cassini…
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A family of comets reopens the debate about the origin of Earth’s water
Where did the Earth’s water come from? Although comets, with their icy nuclei, seem like ideal candidates, analyses have so far shown that their…
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First ever image of a black hole: a CNRS researcher had simulated it as early as 1979
The first real image of a black hole, obtained by the international network of EHT telescopes and published on April 10, 2019 in Astrophysical…
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Astronomers successfully obtain first ever image of a black hole
The very first image of a black hole has been obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a network of eight radio telescopes on four different…
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When geology reveals the Solar System’s past secrets
Because the Solar System is chaotic, astronomers have believed until now that they could not calculate the position and orbit of the planets over 60…
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French SEIS seismometer safe and tight under protective wind and thermal shield
A domed shield has been successfully placed over the InSight lander’s main SEIS scientific instrument to shield it from wind and temperature…
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Gamma-ray astrophysics: the Southern CTA Observatory will be installed in Chile
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Observatory today announced the signing of three agreements for the construction of its southern site in Chile,…
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French SEIS seismometer deployed on Mars
InSight has successfully set down the SEIS seismometer (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure)on the surface of the red planet. While this…
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