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Ultra-lightweight, high-performance, foldable: advances in space photovoltaics

With Daniel Lincot, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at IPVF, Loris Ibarrart, Specialist in onboard energy at CNES

On October 14th, 2025
4 min reading time

The competitiveness of space-based photovoltaics stems from its main advantages: autonomous energy production and increasing yields.

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Sino-American rivalry in orbit: what are the facts?

With Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, Geographer and CNRS Research Director

On October 1st, 2025
4 min reading time

China is making progress in its space investments and turning to the use of lunar resources for its missions.

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The extent of glacier melt measured from space

With Étienne Berthier, Glaciologist at CNRS, Fabien Maussion, Associate Professor at Bristol Glaciology Centre at University of Bristol

On September 24th, 2025
4 min reading time

Mapped using satellite data, regular monitoring of glaciers reveals that their melting has accelerated in recent years.

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Starlink: low-earth orbit satellites could ruin radio astronomy

With Xiang Zhang, CNRS Researcher at Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique, Philippe Zarka, CNRS Research Director at Laboratoire d'instrumentation et de recherche en astrophysique

On June 25th, 2025
6 min reading time
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Greenhouse gas emissions: a menace for low Earth orbit?

With William Parker, Graduate Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

On June 18th, 2025
3 min reading time

Increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will make it increasingly difficult to maintain satellite operations in low Earth orbit.

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Ariane 6: a strategic success for Europe, but challenges to come

With Lionel Suchet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNES

On April 23rd, 2025
4 min reading time

The successful launch of Ariane 6 in March 2025 marks the return of progress towards greater sovereignty for Europe.