Isabelle Baraffe, Recipient of the 2024 Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize awarded by Institute of Physics (IOP) Tue, 15/10/2024 Honors and awards, News Isabelle Baraffe, a member of the Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL), is a Professor of Astrophysics on secondment at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. In October 2024, she was awarded a prize for her pioneering research in theoretical astrophysics, which has revolutionised our understanding of the structure and evolution of stars and planets. Article
Roland Bacon, 2024 Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture Thu, 07/03/2024 Honors and awards Roland Bacon, CNRS Emeritus Research Director at CRAL, is awarded the EAS 2024 Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture. Article
Stellar winds regulate growth of galaxies Thu, 07/12/2023 Publication Publication of the CRAL in the journal Nature on December 6, 2023. Press alert of CNRS on December 6, 2023. Article
Discovery of a cosmic stream of cold gas feeding a massive galaxy in the young Universe Fri, 14/04/2023 Publication Publication of the CRAL in the journal Science on March 30, 2023. Communication of the CNRS-INSU on April 14, 2023. Article
Isabelle Baraffe, 2023 Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture Wed, 05/04/2023 Honors and awards Isabelle Baraffe, member of the CRAL, is Professor of Astrophysics on secondment at the University of Exeter, UK. She is awarded the EAS 2023 Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture. Article
4MOST: integration of the two spectrographs finalized Mon, 06/02/2023 News Teams of the Lyon Astrophysics Research Center have finalized the reintegration in Germany of two spectrographs of the 4MOST instrument, intended to equip the VISTA telescope of the European Southern Observatory in Chile. Description Article
The first 4MOST spectrograph ready to deliver Mon, 21/02/2022 News The CRAL participates in the realization of spectrographs that will equip the next large telescopes to help us probe the Universe. Article
Discovery of a third moon orbiting the asteroid (130) Elektra Tue, 15/02/2022 News, Publication Publication of the CRAL in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics on Fabruary 8, 2022. CNRS-INSU communication on February 14, 2022. Article
Part of the Universe’s missing matter found thanks to the MUSE instrument Thu, 16/09/2021 Publication CRAL publication in MNRAS, on September 16, 2021. CNRS press release on September 16, 2021. Article
A gravitationally lensed supernova with an observable two-decade time delay Tue, 14/09/2021 Publication CRAL publication in Nature Astronomy on September 13, 2021. Article
First LRS spectra Fri, 26/03/2021 News Communication from the 4MOST consortium on March 14, 2021. Article
First images of the cosmic web reveal a myriad of unsuspected dwarf galaxies Thu, 18/03/2021 Publication CNRS press release on March 18, 2021. Publication of CRAL in Astronomy & Astrophysics on March 18, 2021. Article
A titanic interstellar medium ejection from a massive starburst galaxy at redshift 1.4 Tue, 26/01/2021 Publication Publication of CRAL in Nature Astronomy on January 11, 2021. Article
ALMA captures distant colliding galaxy dying out as it loses the ability to form stars Tue, 12/01/2021 Press release, Publication ESO scientific press release on January 11, 2021. Publication of CRAL in Nature Astronomy on January 11, 2021. Article
Isabelle Baraffe, recipient of the 2020 Viktor Ambartsumian Prize Tue, 18/08/2020 Honors and awards Isabelle Baraffe, professor at CRAL (ENS de Lyon / CNRS / UCBL), is the recipient of the prestigious Viktor Ambartsumian International Scientific Prize. Article
Molecular clouds in the Cosmic Snake normal star-forming galaxy 8 billion years ago Wed, 02/10/2019 Publication Publication by CRAL, in Nature Astronomy, on September 16, 2019 Article
Gilles Chabrier, recipient of the 2019 Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize awarded by Institute of Physics (IOP) Wed, 03/07/2019 Honors and awards, News On June 2019, Professor Gilles Chabrier was awarded for his seminal contributions to a variety of astrophysical domains, from planetary to stellar and galactic astronomy. Article
2019 World Ranking of Academic Subjects: ENS de Lyon is a world-class place in mathematics and earth sciences Wed, 03/07/2019 News On Thursday, June 26, 2019, Shanghai's rankings by discipline were published. Article
Astronomical Events: From May to July 2019, The Universe is coming to Lyon! Fri, 21/06/2019 News Article
2019 Tycho Brahe Medal awarded to Prof. Guy Monnet Fri, 15/03/2019 Honors and awards The Tycho Brahe Medal is awarded in recognition of the development or exploitation of European instruments or major discoveries based largely on such instruments. Article
A Universe Aglow Tue, 02/10/2018 Publication MUSE spectrograph reveals that nearly the entire sky in the early Universe is glowing with Lyman-alpha emission Article
Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics Wed, 18/07/2018 Publication Photo Release from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Article
Hubble Uncovers the Farthest Star Ever Seen Tue, 03/04/2018 Publication Through a quirk of nature called “gravitational lensing,” a natural lens in space amplified a very distant star’s light. Astronomers using Hubble took advantage of this phenomenon to pinpoint the faraway star and set a new distance record for the farthest individual star ever seen. They also used the distant star to test one theory of dark matter, and to probe the make-up of a galaxy cluster. The team dubbed the star “Icarus,” after the Greek mythological character who flew too near the Sun on wings of feathers and wax that melted. Its official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1. Article
MUSE Probes Uncharted Depths of Hubble Ultra Deep Field Thu, 30/11/2017 Publication Publication Article
The enigma of the two interleaved phonebooks and other friction stories Seminar Wed, 06/02/2019 Event
European Week of Astronomy and Space Science 2019 Conference from Mon, 24/06/2019 to Fri, 28/06/2019 Event
[POSTOPONED] STAR@LYON - The physics of star formation: from stellar cores to gallactic scales International Conference / Symposium from Mon, 29/06/2020 to Fri, 03/07/2020 Event
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