CoRoT’s haul of 25 exoplanets
January 04, 2012After 5 years in orbit, CNES’s space telescope just keeps on surprising with the quality of its observations. Olivier La Marle, astrophysics programmes coordinator at CNES, reviews its achievements so far.
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Pléiades and ELISA satellites successfully launched
December 17, 2011The Russian Soyuz launcher successfully completed its second flight from French Guiana, orbiting the Pléiades, ELISA and SSOT satellites today.
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First Pléiades satellite to launch 16 December
December 14, 2011The first of the 2 Pléiades satellites is set to be orbited on 16 December by a Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Centre, ushering in a new generation of Earth imagery to add to the existing panoply.
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Jason-1 clocks up 10 years of climate observations
December 07, 2011The Jason-1 ocean-observing satellite has been in orbit for 10 years. In that time, it has helped to build up a 20-year time series of continuous sea-surface measurements to enhance our understanding of climate change.
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MSL on its way to Mars
November 29, 2011Curiosity, the ultra-sophisticated rover on the U.S. Mars Science Laboratory mission, lifted off for Mars on 26 November from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Several French laboratories are along for the ride.
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ESA ground station makes contact with Phobos-Grunt
November 24, 2011The European Space Agency (ESA) succeeded in making contact with the Russian spacecraft stuck in Earth orbit on Tuesday 22 November, reviving hopes that the mission might be saved.
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Exhibition spotlights the heart of space
November 16, 2011To mark its 50th anniversary, CNES is organizing in partnership with the le Musée des Arts et Métiers a temporary exhibition entitled Au cœur de l’espace (At the heart of space) from 1 December 2011 to 8 January 2012 in the Salle des Textiles.
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Phobos-Grunt probe could disintegrate in early January
November 16, 2011The Russian spacecraft has so far failed to set a course for Mars and could re-enter Earth’s atmosphere early in January if engineers are unable to regain control of it.
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Phobos-Grunt probe fails to achieve Mars trajectory
November 09, 2011The Russian probe failed to achieve its intended Mars trajectory a few hours after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday at 21:16 CET. The Russian space agency Roscosmos has 3 days to fix the problem.
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Phobos-Grunt: destination Mars in November
November 03, 2011The Russian space probe is scheduled to depart for Phobos, Mars’ small moon, on 8 November with several French instruments. Its goal: to determine Phobos’ origins.
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