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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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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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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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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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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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On the trail of cosmic cataclysms
Based in Namibia, the H.E.S.S. telescope array monitors the showers of particles produced when the highest-energy cosmic rays ever observed in the…
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Telescopes face down-to-earth challenges
Astronomical observatories can yield exceptional discoveries, but they are sometimes built with little regard for the environment and local people,…
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James Webb illuminates the grey areas of astrophysics
A genuine technological gem, the James Webb Space Telescope has been exploring the smallest nooks of the Universe over the last two years. From the…
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