Internaut Files
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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 -
Earth
Earth is the 3rd planet in the solar system, lying between Venus and Mars.
Pocket GuideNovember 7, 2016 -
CNESMAG 70 - ISS, Science and people
Surveying Earth from its 400-kilometre vantage point in orbit, the International Space Station (ISS) is poised for two key events at the end of the year on which France will be casting a close eye. The first will see three new astronauts arriving, among them Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, who will be conducting the Proxima mission designed and planned by CNES...
CNESMAGOctober 12, 2016 -
Sun
The Sun is the star around which Earth and the other planets in the solar system revolve.
Pocket GuideSeptember 30, 2016 -
Tuesday space talks 2016/2017
A new season of Tuesday space talks starts on 18 October! Come once a month and listen in a relaxed atmosphere to space experts and personalities discussing the hot topics of the moment and ask them the question that’s burning your lips.
Tuesday Space TalksSeptember 12, 2016 -
CNESMAG - Archives
Cnesmag, the magazine of the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales.
CNESMAGAugust 1, 2016 -
CNESMAG 69 - Mars, the New Frontier
Drawing on the in-depth knowledge of Mars gleaned from the exceptional Mars Express, Curiosity, MAVEN, ExoMars, InSight and Mars 2020 missions, France, CNES and our scientific community will be at the forefront of this new saga of the modern age—to conquer what is fast becoming THE new frontier for all of humankind.
CNESMAGJuly 18, 2016 -
Tuesday space talks 2015/2016
Listen or re-listen to Tuesday space talk podcasts!
Tuesday Space TalksJune 23, 2016 -
Neptune
Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun.
Pocket GuideJune 21, 2016 -
Uranus
Uranus is the 7th planet in distance from the Sun, and the 3rd largest in the solar system (4 times larger than Earth). It is also with Neptune the coldest planet, its blue-green colour due to the methane in its atmosphere.
Pocket GuideJune 16, 2016 -
Saturn
Saturn is the 2nd gas giant planet in distance from the Sun and the 2nd largest in the solar system after Jupiter.
Pocket GuideJune 1, 2016 -
CNESMAG 68 - Cooperation, a global ambition
A number of international events this year—among them the ILA Berlin Air Show in early June and the Toulouse Space Show in late June, where India will be the guest of honour—will also offer opportunities to showcase CNES’s dynamic cooperation efforts.
CNESMAGMay 25, 2016 -
Jupiter
Jupiter is the closest gas giant planet to the Sun. It is also the largest planet in the solar system, with a mean diameter of 142,984 km, large enough to contain more than 1,300 Earths.
Pocket GuideMay 9, 2016 -
CNESMAG 67 - Satellite Imagery Planetary Solutions
CNES is drawing on a 30-year heritage of innovation to conceive through the THR-NG new-generation, very-high-resolution programme the children of SPOT 1—or indeed, the children of Djebel Amour...
CNESMAGFebruary 19, 2016 -
Venus
Of similar size and mass, Venus is sometimes considered Earth’s twin.
Pocket GuideNovember 27, 2015 -
Mercury
Mercury is the smallest of the rocky planets and the closest to the Sun.
Pocket GuideNovember 27, 2015 -
Mars
Mars is the 4th planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun. It is a small, rocky planet 7 times smaller and 10 times less massive than Earth.
Pocket GuideOctober 22, 2015
