News and Events
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SWOT satellite climbs higher for a better view
Between 10 and 20 July, the French-American SWOT satellite, which measures the...
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CALIPSO bows out
The CALIPSO scientific mission ended on 1 August 2023. This date marks the end...
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Ariane 6 development status check
The final stages of Ariane 6’s development are underway in French Guiana and...
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Curiosity celebrates one year on Mars
On 6 August 2012, we followed Curiosity’s Mars landing live on our website. One year on, the rover is in great shape and on course for its primary target, Mount Sharp.
News Sciences InstitutionalAugust 6, 2013 -
Mission accomplished for CoRoT
After a mission that lasted twice as long as planned, CNES’s CoRoT spacecraft—capable of listening to the music of the heavens and hunting for exoplanets—is to be retired from...
News Sciences InstitutionalJune 24, 2013 -
ATV-4 docked with ISS
The 4th European cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Russian Zvezda module of the ISS Saturday 15 June, just after 16:00 CET. The station crew can now begin the task of...
News InstitutionalJune 20, 2013 -
CNES launches Google+ page First hangouts during...
CNES is rolling out its Google+ page today to strengthen the close ties already forged with space enthusiasts and reach out to other on-line communities.
News InstitutionalJune 7, 2013 -
CNES supports SpaceUp Paris
From 24 to 26 May, the first SpaceUp Paris event is being organized by a community of bloggers with a passion for space. An innovative initiative that CNES is supporting by...
News InstitutionalMay 7, 2013 -
Sea elephant oceanographers: a 10-year success...
For the last 10 years, more than 200 elephant seals have been patrolling the southern seas wearing some strange headgear: an Argos transmitter instrumented with temperature,...
News Observation InstitutionalMay 7, 2013 -
1st SpaceUp Paris: Ariane 6 kick-off event a huge...
On 24 May 2013, a crowd of people began milling in the concourse of CNES’s Paris-Daumesnil facility. Carrying rucksacks and conversing in English, they had come from more than 20...
News InstitutionalMay 7, 2013 -
Planck reveals the first moments of the Universe
13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang set off a sudden phase of inflation that stretched the primordial Universe at least 1026 times in less than a blink of an eye.
News Sciences InstitutionalMarch 21, 2013 -
Europe sets its sights on Ariane 6
Last November in Naples, ministers in charge of European space policy gave their blessing for a new Ariane 6 launcher designed to help Europe stay ahead in the satellite launch...
News InstitutionalMarch 1, 2013 -
SARAL satellite in orbit
The Indian SARAL satellite was placed into orbit Monday 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. The satellite is carrying AltiKa, a new-generation radar...
News Observation InstitutionalFebruary 25, 2013 -
Long-duration bedrest experiment at MEDES in...
Why are 12 volunteers about to spend 21 days in bed, lying with their heads tilted below horizontal? Their experience will help to understand changes in astronauts’ bodies in...
News InstitutionalNovember 16, 2012 -
Charter opens up as France takes over chair
France has taken over the rotating chair of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters for the next 6 months. Its term of duty is set to be an exceptional one, since...
News InstitutionalOctober 9, 2012 -
Second Pléiades satellite to launch 1 December
1 December, a year after the launch of Pléiades-1A, Pléiades-1B will join its twin satellite in orbit at an altitude of 694 km. The Soyuz launcher is set to lift off from the...
News Observation InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Microgravity flights open to the public!
Parabolic flights on the Airbus A300 Zero-G are now open to all. A first in Europe!
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
SARAL/AltiKa to enhance understanding of Earth’s...
The French-Indian SARAL/AltiKa altimetry mission is scheduled to launch 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. Its goal is to enable closer monitoring...
News Observation InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Europe decides to invest in space
20-21 November, ministers from the 20 ESA member states met in Naples to chart the agency’s course for the years ahead. France will contribute €2.2 billion in funding for 2013-...
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Apophis to come close to Earth in 2029
François Colas, an astronomer at the IMCCE celestial mechanics and ephemeris calculation institute (IMCCE), observed the passage of the asteroid Apophis from the Pic du Midi...
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Satellites help victims of Cyclone Haruna
Cyclone Haruna hit the southwest coast of Madagascar on 22 February. The very next day, the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, currently chaired by France,...
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012