Space

Gravitational waves: a new era for astronomy

Paul Ramond, PhD student at Observatoire de Paris and ENSTA Paris (IP Paris)

On April 26th, 2021

Thanks to recent advances in our detection of gravitational waves, some previously unobservable phenomena can now be detected billions of light years from Earth.

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Scouring Mars for answers to life on Earth

Juliette Lambin, Head of scientific programs at the National Center for Space Studies (CNES)

On February 18th, 2021

4 mins reading time

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Is the satellite industry entering a “low-cost” era?

Episode 1 / 6

Satellites: a new service sector?

Murielle Lafaye, Head of the Economic Intelligence Pole and Project Manager of the Observatory of Space Economy at the CNES

Episode 2 / 6

Research: observing climate change from space

Cyril Crevoisier, CNRS Research Director at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*) at the École Polytechnique (IP Paris)

Episode 3 / 6

Sustainable fuel for satellite propulsion

Ane Aanesland, CEO and co-founder of ThrustMe

Episode 4 / 6

Defence: the European strategy against spatial collisions

Pascal Faucher, President of the European Union Member States Consortium on Space Surveillance and Tracking

Episode 5 / 6

Lasers to shift the trajectory of satellites in the sky

Christophe Bonnal, Space debris expert at the CNES launchers department

Episode 6 / 6

Nanosatellites: more than an educational tool?

Antoine Tavant, Technical Director of the Space Centre at École polytechnique (IP Paris)

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Crossing a wormhole: reality or science fiction?

Guillaume Bossard, Lecturer in physics at École polytechnique (IP Paris)

On June 18th, 2021

4 mins reading time

As all Sci Fi fans will know, wormholes could be used to travel great distances through space. But is it really that simple?