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In 2000, the European and Japanese space agencies decided to jointly develop the BepiColombo mission. This mission involves two orbiters. The European-designed MPO will study the surface, interior and lower atmosphere of Mercury. The Japanese MMO orbiter's main objective will be to study the planet's magnetic field. They will cruise together, propelled by a third module MTM until they are put into orbit around Mercury. However, sending out such a mission involves major technical challenges…

After the Russian "Mars 96” mission had failed, the European Space Agency (ESA) took over the programme and created "Mars Express”. The objectives of sending this new probe to Mars are to map the planet, analyse its subsoil and study its atmosphere. It was launched on June 2, 2003 using a Russian rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Mars Express probe reached Mars in only 7 months. Since then, the aircraft has been making a series of rotations around Mars, at the rate of one every 7 hours…

Institutional video clip, produced on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the CNRS, which retraces the major stages of its evolution from its foundation on 19 October 1939 thanks to Jean Zay and Jean Perrin to the present day. In 2019, the CNRS is more than 32,000 people, 1400 start-ups and more than 50,000 scientific publications per year.

In 2004, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Rosetta mission. Its main objective is to analyse the composition of the nucleus of comet Churiumov-Guerasimenko in order to better understand the origin of water and life on Earth. After a ten-year journey through the solar system, the Rosetta probe succeeded in the double feat of orbiting the comet and then depositing the lander named Philae on the comet's nucleus. Two years of in-orbit and in-situ observations and analyses of Churiumov…

Each year since its creation in 1954, the gold medal has recognised the body of work of one or more scientific figure(s) that has made an outstanding contribution to the vitality and influence of French research.

The CNRS is a major player in innovation in France and around the world in terms of projects funded each year, its numerous partnerships with the private sector and industry, and the number of patents filed. Researchers, benefiting from the CNRS early-stage program and public-private partnerships, describe and discuss their innovative research and testify to the support provided by the institution.

On the occasion of her CNRS innovation medal awarded by the in 2018, Valérie Castellani, a specialist in developmental biology at the NeuroMyoGene Institute, discusses her journey. She conducts fundamental research on the development of the nervous system, with her team. She works on neuroblastoma, a paediatric cancer of the peripheral nervous system. Her approach was to study this cancer from a developmental biology angle. This has led to the development of a new tumour…

Over the years, they have not only lost their gray color, but also their eyes. A subpopulation of Mexican cave-dwelling fish has seen its morphology profoundly changed over generations. A team of researchers went on location in Mexico to study these fish in their natural environment.

Clip presenting the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), a global leader in research and innovation. With 4,535 patents and 1,237 active licences, as well as numerous partnerships with companies, every day the CNRS contributes to the advancement and spread of knowledge.

Several innovation medallists present their research in areas such as innovative green chemistry, basic research, medicine and mathematics. They discuss the importance of partnerships between research and industry to further scientific knowledge and innovation.

The atomic probe is a unique scientific instrument: it makes it possible to analyze the composition of a material on an atomic scale and to obtain a 3D model of the arrangement of atoms at the heart of matter. Its origins date back to the 1960s, when Erwin Muller (Univ.of Pennstate) developed the ion microscope to observe atoms in their individuality. The evolution of this technique will be linked to the Material Physics Group, founded by Jean Gallot at the University of Rouen. When he came…