On September 15, 2017, the Cassini probe that has been in orbit around Saturn since 2004 will complete its mission, dipping towards the planet to the rings in the upper layers of its atmosphere where it will be consumed by the forces of friction. A final phase called by the Nasa “Grand Finale”, which will lead the probe to areas […]
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Barry Clark Barish, emeritus professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), became Principal Investigator of the Gravitational Wave Observatory by Laser Interferometry (LIGO) in 1994 and its director from 1997 for several years. He led the effort to approve funding for LIGO by NSF in 1994, the construction and commissioning of LIGO interferometers in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA […]
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The Advanced LIGO-Virgo collaboration would like to announce the third detection of gravitational waves, confirming the beginning of a new field of astronomy. As with the first two detections, the gravitational waves detected on January 4th, 2017, were emitted by the coalescence of two black holes, with masses of 30 and 20 solar masses respectively, at a distance of three […]
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The IGOSAT team is pleased to announce the opening of registration for 2nd CubeSat Workshop student, to be held on 6 and 7 July at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris. The first edition in 2016 was a great success, and we wished to renew this enriching experience. This workshop aims to gather for 2 days the members of the student Cubesat […]
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In order to help PhD students make at least one long stay abroad during their PhD, UnivEarthS, through the STEP’UP Doctoral School, offers financial assistance to cover part of the costs of transport and subsistence expenses. Participation in colloquiums and / or summer schools is not eligible for funding. General informations : This call concerns research stays in 2017 […]
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