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From 19 to 21 May 2026, nearly 200 scientists, engineers and radio astronomy enthusiasts gathered at the Paris-PSL Observatory on the Meudon campus for the...

A new international distinction has crowned the outstanding scientific career of Athena Coustenis. A world-renowned planetary scientist and CNRS Director of...

In May 2026, the excellence of the research carried out at LESIA and subsequently at LIRA has once again been recognised and honoured with France’s highest...

Guy Perrin has received yet another international honour in recognition of his outstanding scientific career. Following his election to the French Academy of...

How did the Milky Way form and develop its current structure? A new study published in the *Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society*, led by an...

Niklas MOSZCZYNSKI’s thesis defence will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026 at 2 pm in the Château Room in Meudon. The thesis will be defended in English,...

2025 Olivier Chesneau prize for the best PhD thesis in HRA awarded to Manon Lallement, who completed his PhD at LIRA, and Violetta Gamez Rosas.

Yanbin YANG will defend his HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches), entitled "Numerical Simulation and Galaxy Modelling", on Wednesday 13 May 2026 at...

NASA’s Dragonfly mission, dedicated to exploring Titan and studying its potentially prebiotic chemistry, has reached a crucial milestone with the...

An impressive lifting operation took place on 16 March at the Meudon site, marking a major milestone in the development of MICADO, the future flagship...