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Carbonates could be stable on Mars
According to results obtained by the spaceborne UVolution experiment supported by CNES, carbonates would appear to withstand solar UV radiation. This is a significant discovery...
News InstitutionalNovember 24, 2010 -
Hartley 2 stirs up a cometary snow storm
After its encounter with comet Tempel 1 in 2005, NASA’s Deep Impact probe set a new course for comet Hartley 2. The latest images from the spacecraft reveal a small object...
News InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
One step closer to the cosmic origins of life
The IAS space astrophysics institute in Orsay, with support from CNES, has shown that organic matter from space may have played a key role in the appearance of life on Earth.
News InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
French scientists all set for U.S. Glory mission
NASA’s Glory Earth-observation science satellite is set to launch on 23 February from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. French scientists are taking part in this adventure...
News InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
Satellites aid wildfire response in Israel
The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters swung into action to aid emergency response to the recent wildfires in the north of Israel. CNES coordinated operations to...
News InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
Mission accomplished for the 19 Concordiasi...
In September and October 2010, 19 stratospheric balloons designed by CNES were released in the Antarctic Polar Vortex. The data gathered during the Concordiasi campaign are...
News Observation InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
Sulphur dioxide in the upper atmosphere of Venus
Using data gathered by a measuring instrument on the Venus Express spacecraft developed with CNES support, an international team of researchers1 has found evidence of sulphur...
News Sciences InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
TARANIS satellite to study lightning
A CNES spacecraft is set to undertake first-of-a-kind observations of spectacular luminous events in Earth’s upper atmosphere.
News Observation InstitutionalNovember 23, 2010 -
DECLIC clocks up one year in orbit
The DECLIC mini-laboratory developed by CNES has been operating aboard the International Space Station for a year, letting scientists perform experiments remotely from Earth and...
News Sciences InstitutionalNovember 16, 2010 -
20 years in orbit for the Proteus satellite bus
The bus is a key element of a satellite, supplying power and enabling the spacecraft to be controlled from the ground. CNES has specialized in designing satellite buses since the...
News Other field InstitutionalOctober 7, 2010 -
Herschel spies five new galaxies with cosmic ‘...
Thanks to a technique called ‘gravitational lensing’, Europe’s Herschel space telescope, in orbit since 2009, has been able to detect and characterize galaxies as they were 10...
News Sciences InstitutionalAugust 20, 2010 -
CNES balloons to probe the Antarctic
The Concordiasi campaign set to begin on 2 September aims to enhance our understanding of the air masses over the ‘White Continent’ and improve satellite observations.
News InstitutionalAugust 20, 2010 -
Cluster reaches 10th year studying Sun-Earth...
It is now a decade since the U.S.-European Cluster quartet of satellites began their mission in space - a good time to review the results of a programme dedicated to the sometimes...
News Sciences InstitutionalAugust 13, 2010 -
The "biodiversity ark" for the Science...
As part of the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), CNES will be celebrating science at the Forum des Halles, Paris, from 20 to 24 October. Space experts, explorers, art and...
News InstitutionalAugust 13, 2010 -
C’Space at Biscarosse from 23 to 27 August
While budding young talents will be meeting up with space professionals at the CELM military base in Southwest France, a one-of-a-kind space festival awaits the visiting public on...
News InstitutionalAugust 6, 2010 -
Organic matter would have a tough time on Mars
The UVolution photochemistry experiment has delivered its 1st results. Certain organic molecules would be degraded by the Sun’s UV rays in space.
News Sciences InstitutionalAugust 2, 2010 -
Picard returns 1st image of Sun
The CNES microsatellite has delivered a 1st image of the Sun. Teams on the ground will use this image to make final adjustments before the science mission begins.
News Observation InstitutionalJuly 28, 2010 -
IASI tracks tropospheric ozone
Developed by CNES, the IASI atmospheric sounding instrument flying on the MetOp-A satellite since 2006 has made the connection between the seasons and ozone in Earth’s atmosphere.
News Observation InstitutionalJuly 5, 2010
