Institute of Space Astrophysics - IAS
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What topics are studied in solar and stellar physics?
As Éric Buchlin, head of the Solar and Stellar Physics team, explains, his goal is to “understand the physical phenomena of the Sun and stars,

What is cosmology?
Laura Salvati, head of the Cosmology team at the IAS, defines cosmology as the study of the temporal evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to the present day.

What is the physics of the solar system and planetary systems?
Planetology is a scientific discipline dedicated to the study of planets, moons, small bodies (asteroids, comets), and exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other than

What is the astrophysics of interstellar matter?
Its goal is “to understand the physical and chemical evolution of interstellar and circumstellar matter, because it is from this matter that the






