The James Webb Space Telescope was designed to answer major questions in astrophysics, such as the formation of planets and exoplanets, the first » More
Located on 25,000 m² of the CEA Paris-Saclay center, the technological platforms the "Synergium" brings together all the scientific and technical » More
For 13.7 billion years, the universe has never stopped evolving. Contrary to what our eyes tell us when we contemplate the sky, what composes it is » More
Imaging of cryogenic tests and the setting up of mechanical structure on superconducting magnets for the future Japanese tokamak JT-60SA. After a » More
Alignement de l'axe de rotation des étoiles dans les amas
Les étoiles ne jouent pas aux dés ! C'est l'extraordinaire découverte qu'on fait les chercheurs du Département d'Astrophysique-Laboratoire AIM du » More
Review article by Martin Kilbinger (CEA/Sap) in Reports on Progress in Physics
Martin Kilbinger 2015 Rep. Prog. Phys. 78 086901
Cosmic shear is the » More
The planetary rings may be at the origin of most of the satellites around planets
Numerical simulation of Saturn's moon formation from an initial massive rings
This simulation shows how moons are created at the edge of Saturn's » More
A hydraulic instability crucial for massive stars explosions has been demonstrated in a very simple experience using an analogy between the sound » More
Analysis of star vibrations has allowed to reach the heart of red giant stars and to discover their modes of energy production. Copyrights : Pieter » More
Numerical simulations show new moons forming now from the rings (Duration 4:25)
Numerical simulations peformed by a group of astrophysicists of the AIM-CEA Saclay Laboratory (University Paris Diderot, CEA, CNRS) and the Nice » More
A spectacular interaction between a quasar, a giant black hole at the heart of a galaxy, and a nearby companion galaxy is revealed by observations » More