For her third extravehicular activity in three weeks, Sophie Adenot becomes the first team member for the first time. A major responsibility in service of the ISS.
On the night of August 27 to 28, the shadow of the Earth will almost completely cover the Moon. A glowing spectacle visible from the Americas to Europe and Africa, with a spectacular morning window in France.
A week after becoming the first French woman to walk in space, Sophie Adenot ventures outside the ISS again with Anil Menon. Their goal: to install a crucial backup antenna for high-speed communications for the Station.
From Paris to the Southwest, France witnessed the Sun nearly disappear while Spain and Iceland experienced totality. A rare celestial evening on a European scale.
A discarded Falcon 9 stage is set to hit the Moon near the Einstein crater. Behind the cosmic spectacle, scientists see a rare laboratory and a warning about deep space debris.
An abandoned Falcon 9 stage is set to strike the Moon near the Einstein crater. Behind this cosmic spectacle, scientists see a rare laboratory and a warning about deep space waste.
NASA has just refueled the Roman space telescope ahead of its planned launch on August 30. An observatory designed to map the Universe at unprecedented speed and track thousands of distant worlds.
On August 12, 2026, the shadow of the Moon will cross the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In France, the Sun will be obscured by up to 99.5% depending on the city: hereâs what you need to know to experience this exceptional event safely.
An upper stage of Falcon 9, abandoned since 2025, is set to collide with the Moon on August 5 at nearly 8,700 km/h. Safe for Earth, this unintentional impact could create a new crater and provide scientists with a rare opportunity to study lunar space debris.
An abandoned Falcon 9 stage is set to hit the Moon on August 5, 2026, at nearly 8,700 km/h. The impact, monitored by telescopes and two lunar orbiters, will provide a rare scientific experience while highlighting the urgency of better managing debris in the new space economy.
A Falcon 9 upper stage, drifting since January 2025, is expected to crash near the Einstein crater on August 5, 2026. Scientists are preparing to observe the plume and the new crater, while the event underscores the urgency of better tracking debris circulating between Earth and the Moon.
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