The IPGP is pleased to welcome Linda Spilker from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Scientific Director of the Cassini mission, as part of its general seminars. On May 18 at 11am, she will discuss the Cassini mission on Saturn, the results obtained at the end of the mission, and the legacy of this extraordinary scientific adventure. While waiting for this […]
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A high-energy survey of the early Universe, an infrared observatory to study the formation of stars, planets and galaxies, and a Venus orbiter are to be considered for ESA’s fifth medium class mission in its Cosmic Vision science programme, with a planned launch date in 2032. The three candidates, the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (Theseus), the […]
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On Saturday, May 5th at 4:05 pm (Pacific time), the Atlas V rocket took off from the Vandenberg base in California, sending the InSight probe to Mars. This launch, the first on the US West Coast for a global mission, was attended by science teams, as well as many media and enthusiasts from around the world (despite the morning haze […]
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NASA’s next mission to Mars, Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight), is scheduled to launch Saturday, May 5, on a first-ever mission to study the heart of the Red Planet. Coverage of prelaunch and launch activities begins Thursday, May 3, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The prelaunch briefing and launch commentary will be streamed […]
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Researchers from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) and the Université Paris-Diderot in collaboration with climatologists from the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD) have just developed a method to trace wind conditions from the morphodynamics of the dunes on the surface of Mars. Their method is valid under any conditions and can therefore be applied as well […]
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