Internaut Files
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CNESMAG 86 - Taranis:the hidden side of storms
Sprites, elves, jets… few people know that scientists habitually use such other-worldly words to describe what are less poetically called transient luminous events or TLEs, the flashes and electromagnetic emissions that occur during active storms just a few tens of kilometres over our heads. But what are the physical processes and mechanisms behind these...
CNESMAGNovember 3, 2020 -
CNESMAG 85 - Exploring life's origins:the ultimate quest
Where did life come from? Are we alone in the universe? These two closely related questions have reached beyond the realm of philosophy and are now being subjected to scientific investigation in more precise terms. Attempting to answer them is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle in which each piece lies at the end of a treasure hunt. This summer, three...
CNESMAGJuly 24, 2020 -
CNESMAG 84 - Biodiversity: building resilience
For close on 20 years, the space community has strived to document, map and observe biodiversity. Satellites are watching over forests, measuring soil moisture, tracking habitats and hundreds of species to analyse their behaviour. New hyperspectral technologies are set to deliver deeper insights into forest and cropland biomass and the carbon sinks they...
CNESMAGMay 29, 2020 -
CNESMAG 83 - Agriculture : remote sensing raises the bar
Earth-observation data acquired from orbit across the wavelength spectrum enable the status of crop fields, pastures and water resources to be monitored in real time all over the globe and harvests and yields to be estimated. Space is also easing agriculture’s environmental footprint by aiding a more-integrated approach to managing inputs, fertilisers,...
CNESMAGFebruary 14, 2020 -
CNESMAG (special issue) - Space Climate Observatory (SCO) : data serving territories
It is to address local needs that CNES launched the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) initiative, which was subsequently selected by President Emmanuel Macron at the One Planet Summit in December 2017. The SCO combines the expertise of the world’s space agencies to supply satellite data that will serve to model the impacts of climate change on specific...
CNESMAGJanuary 20, 2020 -
CNESMAG 82 - Satellite telecommunications : welcome to a new era
Few people imagine that it’s satellite telecommunications that first brought space into our daily lives. Today, there’s no programme on TV that isn’t beamed through a satellite, no text message that doesn’t make a detour via geostationary orbit and no positional fix that doesn’t use signals from constellations circling Earth thousands of kilometres above...
CNESMAGNovember 15, 2019 -
CNESMAG - Archives
CNESMAG, the magazine of the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales.
CNESMAGSeptember 27, 2019 -
CNESMAG 81 - Wind and Waves:an enigmatic duo
Wind and waves—an enigmatic duo that immediately conjures up days spent at the beach. Yet behind the holiday images hide the keys to our planet’s climate. CNESMAG have focused on such phenomena, emphasising the vital role that satellites play in their observation. That’s because only satellites can provide global data on land masses and oceans over very...
CNESMAGSeptember 6, 2019 -
CNESMAG 80 - Space Exploration: solar system in sight
On 21 July, we will be marking the 50th anniversary of man’s first steps on the Moon, on what remains to this day the most extraordinary space mission ever undertaken.
CNESMAGMay 15, 2019 -
CNESMAG 79 - Defence : space in demand
On 22 February 1986, more than 30 years ago, the launch of SPOT 1, the nation’s first Earth-observation satellite conceived and developed by CNES, immediately caught the attention of our armed forces. They subsequently decided to invest in their own space-based observation assets and since 1995, the Helios satellites—recently joined by CSO-1, the first of...
CNESMAGFebruary 7, 2019 -
CNESMAG 78 - French Guiana: a launch base like no other
This CNESMAG is dedicated to the Guiana Space Center with a focus on the history of Europe's spaceport and its 50 years of launch, but also on CNES's commitments in French Guiana.
CNESMAGNovember 13, 2018 -
CNESMAG 77 – Miniaturization: smallsats step up to the plate
Mini-, micro-, nano-, pico- are the new prefixes ruling the world of satellites today. Why? Because space too is riding the wave of the digital revolution and its stupendous technological advances. Get the latest on this major paradigm shift in our summer edition of CNESMAG.
CNESMAGJuly 19, 2018 -
CNESMAG 76 - France/Germany: together in space
Fench-German space cooperation is above all focused on innovation, committed to the construction of Europe and the absolute necessity of extending our horizons. Sustained by this shared conviction, day by day, our 2 nations are working in concert to forge the future of spacefaring Europe.
CNESMAGApril 3, 2018 -
CNESMAG 75 - Digital : boosting space
This digital revolution in which we are all intimately involved is about more than just being able to buy ever-more-sophisticated-smartphones, it is changing the way we live forever, and space is central to this new society now coming into being.
CNESMAGFebruary 13, 2018 -
CNESMAG 74 - Climate : One planet Summit
Because 26 of the 50 essential climate variables (ECVs) can only be observed from space, That’s why CNES has made climate actions its priority, working with international partners to develop ever-more-effective tools and, above all, organizing true coordination between the world’s space agencies. Because we only have one planet and it’s worth protecting.
CNESMAGDecember 7, 2017 -
CNESMAG 73 - Healthcare : New insights from space
France and CNES were early pioneers in this field and space medicine experiments were already on Jean-Loup Chrétien’s schedule when he became the first French astronaut to fly in space in 1982. CNES has been a continuing catalyst for research ever since, working with a range of partners in the field of health and developing multiple experiments that are now...
CNESMAGAugust 11, 2017 -
CNESMAG 72 - CHALLENGE, INVENTING THE FUTURE OF SPACE
In 50 years, space has shifted up a gear, as innovation has revolutionized launchers and satellites, our planet’s climate has come under constant surveillance from Earth orbit and Mars has become the new frontier of space exploration. Indeed, faced with the rise ofemerging nations and the all-pervading influence of the United States, we must stay ahead of...
CNESMAGJune 13, 2017 -
CNESMAG 71 - Rosetta-Philae, the adventure continues
For certain, the Rosetta mission that ended last September with the orbiter impacting the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after a controlled descent will mark the history of space exploration. Having achieved numerous firsts, collected a wealth of data and made major discoveries, this ambitious mission—a veritable space odyssey, given the length...
CNESMAGFebruary 3, 2017
