Discover and download (if so wished) the publications’ lists of Pierre Léna, organized by themes. Just clic on the relevant theme :
Astrophysics– Reviewed articles
Astrophysics – GRAVITY Collaboration (2017-2026) on the Very Large Telescope VLT – Reviewed articles. Given the size of this large collaboration, where Pierre Léna’s role was limited to its early steps, the scientific production of Gravity is separetely presented here.
Astrophysics – Invited talks (limited to years 2000-2025)
Science, Society, Education – Books
Education – Articles & Contributions (limited to years 2000-2025)
Science & society – Articles (limited to years 1990-2026)
RECENT BOOKS :
2024. Léna, P. & Grataloup, C. Atlas historique du ciel (with Hespel L., Pajot P. & Légendes Cartographie). Les Arènes, Paris. [2025. Translated in Dutch : Historische atlas van het heelal, Nieuw Amsterdam. In italian : Atlante storico del cielo. L’ippocampo]. In press, translations in German (Beck), English (Thames & Hudson, London), Chinese (SSTE, Shanghai), Japanese (Nikkei National Geographic), Polish (Sonia Draga), Russian (AST)].
2023. Léna, P. & Koutchmy, S. Soleils éclipsés. Supersonique Concorde 001, couronne solaire et exoplanètes. EDPsciences. [2025. Eclipsed Suns, the solar Corona and Exoplanets. From Concorde 001 to Telescopes in Space , Springer]
2019. Léna, P. Une Histoire de flou. Miroirs, trous noirs et autres mondes. Le Pommier, Paris. [2020. Astronomy’s Quest for Sharp Images. From Blurred Pictures to the Very Large Telescope. Springer].
2015. Harlen, W. Idées de science, Idées sur la science. Pour enseigner les sciences de la maternelle à la 3e . Foreword & contribution from P.Léna : . Pour la mise en œuvre du Socle commun . Le Pommier, Paris. (Translated from Big Ideas in Science Education )
2008. Léna, P., Rouan D. (avec Lebrun F., Mignard, F., Pelat D.). L’observation en astrophysique. [2012. Observational Astrophysics, Springer, Heidelberg & New-York. 2015. Translated in Chinese by Chauvet L., Sun Weixin, Hu Jingyao : 观测天体物理学,Scientific & Technological Publications, Beijing]
2012. Enseigner, c’est espérer. Le Pommier, Paris.



