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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31) THALES ALENIA SPACE TOULOUSE. ANTENNA TESTING IN ANECHOIC CHAMBER Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31) TOULOUSE. THALES ALENIA SPACE TOULOUSE. ANTENNA TESTING IN ANECHOIC CHAMBER Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. THALES ALENIA SPACE. TECHNICIANS PERFORM FINAL CHECKS ON SCHIAPARELLI, THE EXOMARS DESCENT MODULE. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. THALES ALENIA SPACE. FRONT VIEW OF THE PROPELLANT TANK WITH ITS GOLDEN PROTECTION (MULTI-LAYER INSULATION SATELLITE) KOREASAT 7 Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. THALES ALENIA SPACE. ELECTRONICS AT THE HEART OF THE SATELLITE, PAYLOAD Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. THALES ALENIA SPACE. ANTENNA ADJUSTMENTS Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. THALES ALENIA SPACE. ASSEMBLY OF SOLAR PANEL COMPONENTS Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

Archaeologists work at the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 15, 2025. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Lang Bingbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

A drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows archaeologists at the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Lang Bingbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows a view of the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Lang Bingbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

A drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows a view of the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Lang Bingbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

An archaeologist works at the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 15, 2025. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

A drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows a view of the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

A drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows a view of the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Lang Bingbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sijiaoping Archeological Site - China

Archaeologists work at the Sijiaoping site in Lixian County, Longnan City of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 15, 2025. Located in Lixian County, Longnan City of Gansu, the Sijiaoping site is a large-scale ritual building complex designed with a symmetrical layout. The rammed earth platform at the center of the site features a square, semi-crypt space in the middle, which is paved with floor and wall tiles and connected to a drainage pipe made of clay. The site is among China's top 10 archaeological findings of 2023. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

Cheng Lijing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, speaks during the ceremony of the UNESCO-Al Fozan Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, on September 19, 2025. Cheng was awarded the prize for "his contributions to providing scientific evidence for marine climate change as a critical basis for risk assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation." Photo by Luo Yu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

Cheng Lijing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, poses for a photo with the trophy during the ceremony of the UNESCO-Al Fozan Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, on September 19, 2025. Cheng was awarded the prize for "his contributions to providing scientific evidence for marine climate change as a critical basis for risk assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation." Photo by Luo Yu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erebus Expedition

ANTARCTICA - REGION OF THE EREBUS VOLCANO - EREBUS EXPEDITION - CAMP N? 4: TO STRENGTHEN IT AND PROTECT ITSELF FROM THE VIOLENT GUSTS OF WIND, FREQUENT IN ANTARCTICA, JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE REINFORCES HIS IGLOO TENT BY SURROUNDING IT WITH BLOCKS OF ICE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE. THE SAILING SHIP ANTARCTICA ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ITS WAY TO ROSS ISLAND THROUGH THE PACK ICE SURROUNDING THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT. IN THE ICE, ROUTE CHOICES ARE MADE FROM THE CROW'S NEST, 27 METRES ABOVE THE WATER, WHERE THE PILOT IS IN CONSTANT RADIO CONTACT WITH THE HELMSMAN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE. PORTRAIT OF THE EXPEDITION LEADER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN ETIENNE: EVERY DAY, INFORMATION IS EXCHANGED BETWEEN JEAN-LOUIS ETIENNE AND FRANCE: LOGBOOK, METEOROLOGICAL AND NAVIGATION DATA, QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS AND JOURNALISTS, EMAILS, ETC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erebus Expedition

ANTARCTICA - REGION OF THE EREBUS VOLCANO - EREBUS EXPEDITION - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1994: JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE AND HIS TEAM REACH THE EDGES OF THE CRATER, AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE EREBUS VOLCANO, AT 3794 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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