The Nançay Radio Astronomy Facility is a laboratory of the Observatoire de Paris, and at the same time, a laboratory of the National centre for scientifique research of France (CNRS).
The main activity at Nançay is the development and application of new radio techniques to fundamental research in astrophysics and astronomy. A number of instruments are operated on behalf of researchers in France and worldwide to conduct scientific programmes of observation of the Universe, including the nearby Earth-Space environment, the study of the Sun and the solar system, and the study of distant stars and galaxies in the Universe. (...)