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Eric Lagadec

@ericlagadec.bsky.social wrld.org
Astrophysicien à l'Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur.
Auteur de 'Le télescope spatial James Webb' et 'L'odyssée cosmique, une histoire intime des étoiles'
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Eric Lagadec 2d

Incredible images of the Cat's Head nebula by the Hubble space telescope (left) and Webb (center and right). Stars are born 7500 light-years away, and the Webb telescope allows us to see through the dust, where the stars hide to be born. (translated)

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A selfie 472 million kilometers from Earth. Just 16 km from the surface of comet Chury, the Rosetta probe took this spectacular image. Humanity is capable of doing beautiful things when cooperation and open-mindedness are present. (translated)

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Eric Lagadec 7d

During the wake-up in Nice, with the feeling of living in a dystopian future where the far right is in power. Yesterday, a militia of 100 fascists, armed with iron bars and knives, marched down a major thoroughfare, chatted calmly with the police before going to attack peaceful protesters. (translated)

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Eric Lagadec 1w

Here is the first image of Earth taken from space. It is 80 years old today. It was obtained using a V2 rocket, initially developed by Nazi Germany, and launched from White Sand Range in the USA. It was already not flat. (translated)

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