SCIENCE & SPACE
Explore astronomy in Bordeaux
Mars, exoplanets, black holes, the birth of stars: at Cap Sciences, set off to discover the cosmos in virtual reality.
Discover The Echo of the UniverseA scientific experience
Astronomy, between museum and VR headset
It is no accident that Cap Sciences now hosts The Echo of the Universe: our flagship experience was developed in close collaboration with Dr Pierre Henriquet, astrophysicist, to respect the principles of scientific plausibility — real interstellar distances, the true appearance of stars, the orbital dynamics of planetary systems.
For everything about how a session runs (duration, group size, wireless headsets), head to our immersive experience in Bordeaux page.
For everything about how a session runs (duration, group size, wireless headsets), head to our immersive experience in Bordeaux page.
Mars
Mars and the scars of an ancient bombardment
Around 3.9 billion years ago, Mars went through a massive asteroid bombardment. The Hellas basin, one of the largest impact craters in the solar system, is 2,300 km across — enough to fuel the human exploration projects aiming at the red planet today.
Exoplanets
TRAPPIST-1, seven worlds discovered in 2017
Forty light years from Earth, the star TRAPPIST-1 is surrounded by seven Earth-sized planets — three of them in the “habitable zone”, where liquid water could exist. Discovered by an international team, it is one of the most studied exoplanet systems in the world, and one of the journeys offered in The Echo of the Universe.
The birth of stars
Watch a star being born
As a young star forms, it ejects jets of gas that collide with the surrounding clouds, creating the luminous shock waves known as Herbig-Haro objects. In 2022 the James Webb telescope captured unprecedented images of them — one of the most spectacular moments of the journey.
A scientific outing, school groups included
Inside a venue already devoted to science outreach, this experience is particularly well suited to school classes and to families curious about astronomy. See also our unusual activity in Bordeaux page for group and family formats.
Live this exploration in Bordeaux
40 minutes, from age 8, up to 16 players — at Cap Sciences.
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