Galaxy: The galaxy Messier 81 is recognizable by its spiral shape. But she is not alone as the Milky Way to have this particular form. This type of galaxy can contain billions of stars.
Exoplanets: The planets are planets revolving around a star other than the sun. The first extrasolar planet was discovered in 1995 by two Swiss researchers. This artistic representation above corresponds to Epsilon Eridani is located 10.5 light years from Earth.
Colors: The 4 telescopes of 8.2 m in diameter of the ESO in the foreground with small telescopes auxiliary forming the Very Large Interferometer (VLT) have an arsenal of advanced technology. They scrutinize the celestial bodies to better understand the universe.
March: After the conquest of the Moon, Mars became a planet in the solar system’s most visible among scientists. Many missions are currently underway on its soil, traces of liquid water have even been identified. Next challenge: the establishment of a station on Mars in 2030.
Titan: Titan, a moon of Saturn is seen from every angle since early 2005 by the European probe Huygens. Traces of methane lakes have been detected and the presence of strong winds blowing at over 360 km / h.
Birth: Star formation near the interest of scientists. These nurseries are non giant clouds of gas high in alcohol, ammonia, water vapor, hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
Origin: Science stumble today on the beginnings of the universe. What triggered this incredible chain reaction called Big Bang? To uncover the mystery of the origin, the researchers sent the Planck satellite, May 14 last.
Exhibition: The gardens of the Trocadero in Paris, host of 21 October to 1 November 2009, the new exhibition of CNRS “Mysteries of the Universe”. Program: entertainment, lectures, film screenings and a photographic exhibition open to the public.
Universe: This event occurs in the context of the International Year of Astronomy. Visitors can see beautiful images in the image of the Nebula cat above. The exhibition is divided into twelve themes.
Comments: To understand the universe, we must observe both the space of land. ALMA is a European project which would see the day in 2012. The radio interferometer of 66 antennas of 12 m in diameter will be like a giant radio telescope that will bring together all the observations collected by each antenna. They will study the formation of stars and galaxies.
Energy: The Earth is bombarded by incredible jets of particles called cosmic rays. They are the traces of violent events occurred in the Universe. Thanks to many tools, scientists can now study them. It should not be confused with the solar wind particles responsible for auroras like the one shown above.
Sun: This illustration is face to face the angry sun and the protective layer of the Earth’s magnetosphere. This helps protect our planet explosions of solar particles whose effects could be devastating. Despite the shield, solar winds create disturbances on the satellite and terrestrial environment.
Saturn: These rings 300 000 km in diameter, which corresponds to the distance Earth-Moon-ntriguent scientists wishing to study their composition and their formation. These concentric circles are composed of ice balls ranging from 1 cm to 10 m in diameter.
The Trocadero is donning the colors of the Universe
Sunday, December 20th, 2009The galaxy Messier 81 is recognizable by its spiral shape. But she is not alone as the Milky Way to have this particular form. This type of galaxy can contain billions of stars.
The planets are planets revolving around a star other than the sun. The first extrasolar planet was discovered in 1995 by two Swiss researchers. This artistic representation above corresponds to Epsilon Eridani is located 10.5 light years from Earth.
The 4 telescopes of 8.2 m in diameter of the ESO in the foreground with small telescopes auxiliary forming the Very Large Interferometer (VLT) have an arsenal of advanced technology. They scrutinize the celestial bodies to better understand the universe.
Despite technological advances in navigation such as GPS, nothing is good to find out. Like sailors, the spacecraft will now proceed with these bright spots. © CFHT / Coleum.
After the conquest of the Moon, Mars became a planet in the solar system’s most visible among scientists. Many missions are currently underway on its soil, traces of liquid water have even been identified. Next challenge: the establishment of a station on Mars in 2030.
Titan, a moon of Saturn is seen from every angle since early 2005 by the European probe Huygens. Traces of methane lakes have been detected and the presence of strong winds blowing at over 360 km / h.
Star formation near the interest of scientists. These nurseries are non giant clouds of gas high in alcohol, ammonia, water vapor, hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
Science stumble today on the beginnings of the universe. What triggered this incredible chain reaction called Big Bang? To uncover the mystery of the origin, the researchers sent the Planck satellite, May 14 last.
The gardens of the Trocadero in Paris, host of 21 October to 1 November 2009, the new exhibition of CNRS “Mysteries of the Universe”. Program: entertainment, lectures, film screenings and a photographic exhibition open to the public.
This event occurs in the context of the International Year of Astronomy. Visitors can see beautiful images in the image of the Nebula cat above. The exhibition is divided into twelve themes.
To understand the universe, we must observe both the space of land. ALMA is a European project which would see the day in 2012. The radio interferometer of 66 antennas of 12 m in diameter will be like a giant radio telescope that will bring together all the observations collected by each antenna. They will study the formation of stars and galaxies.
The Earth is bombarded by incredible jets of particles called cosmic rays. They are the traces of violent events occurred in the Universe. Thanks to many tools, scientists can now study them. It should not be confused with the solar wind particles responsible for auroras like the one shown above.
This illustration is face to face the angry sun and the protective layer of the Earth’s magnetosphere. This helps protect our planet explosions of solar particles whose effects could be devastating. Despite the shield, solar winds create disturbances on the satellite and terrestrial environment.
These rings 300 000 km in diameter, which corresponds to the distance Earth-Moon-ntriguent scientists wishing to study their composition and their formation. These concentric circles are composed of ice balls ranging from 1 cm to 10 m in diameter.
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