28 October 2020
Result contradicts previous studies suggesting two or more episodes of star formation. Like most spiral galaxies, the Milky Way has a roughly spherical collection of stars at its center called the bulge.
14 December 2016
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/ and SDSS collaboration
15 September 2016
Besancon researchers of UTINAM Institute and Observatory of Earth Sciences THETA Franche-Comté Bourgogne are part of this incredible adventure since its beginning over 15 years .
© ESA Gaia DPAC
15 July 2016
Jean-Marc Petit, astrophysicist at UTINAM Institute, contributed to the discovery of a dwarf planet among the small icy worlds beyond Neptune.
© Michele Bannister
7 April 2016
The first Gaia data release is imminent and it is going to revolutionize the study of the Galactic structure and evolution. As part of its preparation, the Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC) Coordinate Unit 9 is in charge to guarantee that the data has passed a set of quality tests.
The "DataBFC" colloquium took place from November 13 to 15 2017 in Besançon (France)
