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Space

1905: Einstein initiates the quantum age

During his “miraculous year” 120 years ago, Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect, laying the foundations of quantum mechanics. The…

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espace, vue de dessus d'un disque de débris et de poussières autour d'une étoile, une planète géante au sein du disque est visible en arrière-plan
© NASA/JPL-Caltech
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first exoplanet

•    One of the main objectives of contemporary astronomy is the search for exoplanets, which provide a better understanding of…

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fond noir, nombreux objets brillants éparpillés (étoiles, galaxies, nébuleuses etc.)
© NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils the first images of the sky obtained with the world’s largest camera

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled the very first “mega” images of the cosmos obtained thanks to the extraordinary features…

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© Tahar Amari et al. / Centre de physique théorique (CNRS/École Polytechnique/Institut Polytechnique de Paris).
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Twisted flux ropes as the key to solar flares and atmospheric heating

A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters by an international team* coordinated by Tahar Amari, CNRS research director at the Center for…

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© ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Scholz, K. Muzic, A. Langeveld, R. Jayawardhana
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Space

The chemical basis for life can form in interstellar ice

The molecules involved in a chemical process that is essential for cell function and the appearance of life on Earth (also known as the Krebs cycle…

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Vue en plongée du rover Curiosity de la NASA. Il se trouve sur le sol rouge - marron de la planète Mars.
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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Organic molecules of unprecedented size discovered on Mars

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Space
Earth

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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Space

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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Space

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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