Maïca CLAVEL

Outreach Activities

Selection of activities and links to online contents dedicated to various publics (mostly in French).

Enlightening the night sky

As an X-ray observer I also enjoy watching the night sky and sharing its wonders with the general public.
Stargazing events animated by IPAG people are advertized on the OSUG website.
Around Grenoble, a lot of activities happen in October, during the Month of the Night.

Reaching out to schoolchildren

To help young people to discover Astronomy and the Astrophysicist job, I meet with classes from primary to high schools.
Many of these activities are linked to the itinerary of the photography exhibition La Science taille XX elles.

Answering questions from journalists

Ciel & Espace, contribution to the Special issue on Black Holes (2024)
Sky & Telescope, Milky Way's central black hole flared 200 years ago (2023)
France Culture, La Méthode scientifique, Bulles de Fermi, Fermi, Fermi-dable (2022)
Numerama, Pourquoi certains trous noirs ont-ils un astérisque dans leur nom ? (2022)

Drafting press releases

Releases wrote following the discovery of X-ray chimneys at the center of our Galaxy (2019)
Chandra X-ray Observatory website, Sagittarius A*: A Glimpse of the Violent Past of Milky Way's Giant Black Hole (2013)