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A new isotope effect opens up unexpected clues to the formation of the Solar System

20 April 2020

Press, Research

A new isotope effect opens up unexpected clues to the formation of the Solar System

Researchers from CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, University of Manchester, Université Paris XIII, Sorbonne Université and Institu...

Meteorites reveal the early history of the Solar System

12 December 2019

Press, Research

Meteorites reveal the early history of the Solar System

Over the past few months, a team of researchers from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS and Muséum National d'Histo...

The first solar system solids created in less than a week

12 November 2019

Press, Research

The first solar system solids created in less than a week

A team of researchers from the Centre de recherches pétrographiques et géochimiques (CRPG/CNRS/Université de Lorraine), the Institut de minéralogie, d...

Not so young, Saturn's rings

04 October 2019

Press, Research

Not so young, Saturn's rings

Did Saturn's rings only appear during the age of the dinosaurs? The announcement came as a (media) bombshell at the end of the Cassini mission, which ...

Plate tectonics, a very old story

01 October 2019

Press, Research

Plate tectonics, a very old story

Researchers at IPGP have demonstrated for the first time that plate tectonics were already active on Earth 4 billion years ago. Their study shows that...

Catherine Chauvel awarded ERC Advanced Grant 2018

28 March 2019

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Catherine Chauvel awarded ERC Advanced Grant 2018

Catherine Chauvel, CNRS research director at the Institut de Physique de Globe de Paris, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for her project SH...

Asteroid impact crater - 14 km in diameter discovered in Nicaragua

18 March 2019

Press, Research

Asteroid impact crater - 14 km in diameter discovered in Nicaragua

The first detailed study of a large circular depression 14 kilometres in diameter in the mountains of northern Nicaragua, named Pantasma, shows that i...

Xenon isotope anomalies in the mantle: implications for the origin and evolution of terrestrial volatile elements

30 January 2019

Press, Research

Xenon isotope anomalies in the mantle: implications for the origin and evolution of terrestrial volatile elements

The origin of volatile elements such as carbon, nitrogen, water and noble gases on Earth and other terrestrial planets is still poorly understood. Ans...

Moon formation at low temperature

08 October 2018

General public, Press, Research

Moon formation at low temperature

As the closest and most visible celestial object to Earth, the Moon has always fascinated human beings. Yet questions remain about its origin. A team ...

Chondrules, a window on the early evolution of the solar system

08 August 2018

General public, Press, Research

Chondrules, a window on the early evolution of the solar system

In a study published on August 6th in the journal PNAS, an international team, led by researchers from IPGP and IUEM, presents an analysis of the evol...

Mars, express formation!

28 July 2018

Press, Research

Mars, express formation!

The geochemical study of a meteorite makes it possible to evaluate the formation time of the planet Mars.

A giant planetary embryo revealed by inclusions in meteorite diamonds

02 May 2018

General public, Press, Research

A giant planetary embryo revealed by inclusions in meteorite diamonds

A study by EPFL researchers, in partnership with IPGP, BGI and IUEM, of diamond samples found in a ureilite-type meteorite shows that their formation ...