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On Mars, dust avalanches triggered by major earthquakes

25 January 2024

Press, Research

On Mars, dust avalanches triggered by major earthquakes

By combining data collected by the SEIS seismometer operated by the InSight mission on Mars with available orbital data, a scientific team has reveale...

The geodynamic conditions for the formation of the Andes experimentally explored

29 November 2023

Press, Research

The geodynamic conditions for the formation of the Andes experimentally explored

A team of researchers has used a novel experimental setup to explore the geodynamic conditions under which compressive deformation of the upper tecton...

InSight seismic data reveals a molten layer at the base of the Martian mantle

25 October 2023

Press, Research

InSight seismic data reveals a molten layer at the base of the Martian mantle

The analysis by the InSight mission science team of seismic data recorded on Mars following a meteorite impact that occurred in September 2021 drastic...

The evolution of the Earth's atmosphere studied using impact craters

25 September 2023

Press, Research

The evolution of the Earth's atmosphere studied using impact craters

An international team shows that rocks from the hydrothermal system formed following the impact of the Rochechouart asteroid around 200 million years ...

18 September 2023

Events, General public, Observatories, Press

"Fête de la science" 2023 at the national magnetic observatory in Chambon-la-Forêt

Why does magnetic North move? What happens when the Sun triggers a magnetic storm? Discover the Earth's magnetic field on 6 and 7 October 2023!

New insights into the pre-eruptive dynamics of magma reservoirs

06 February 2023

Press, Research

New insights into the pre-eruptive dynamics of magma reservoirs

Seismic monitoring of a volcano is currently the most common method of detecting and tracking its eruptive crises, based on the increasing number and ...

The formation of planetary atmospheres less efficient than anticipated

06 December 2022

Press, Research

The formation of planetary atmospheres less efficient than anticipated

Researchers from the IPGP - Université Paris Cité show that the degassing of volatiles at the surface of magmatic oceans is far from instantaneous.

Édith Kubik receives the 2022 CNFGG PhD Award

06 December 2022

Awards and Distinctions, Press, Research

Édith Kubik receives the 2022 CNFGG PhD Award

Édith Kubik received the 2022 Geophysics Prize for her PhD "Elemental and stable isotopic fractionations of siderophile elements – Implications for th...

First observations of a major organic carbon reservoir in the deep Earth

22 September 2022

Press, Research

First observations of a major organic carbon reservoir in the deep Earth

The study of the deep carbon cycle enables us to estimate the natural flow of carbon between the Earth's surface and deep interior, ultimately regulat...

A French seismometer on board a forthcoming US lunar mission

29 July 2022

Press, Research

A French seismometer on board a forthcoming US lunar mission

CNES and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP, Université Paris Cité/CNRS) have been selected to integrate a seismometer on NASA's next lu...

Arc-en-Sub oceanographic mission to the Azores

27 June 2022

Press, Research

Arc-en-Sub oceanographic mission to the Azores

To the well-known tune of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine", an international team of 21 scientists, including six from IPGP, set sail for the Azores ab...

High-resolution seismic imaging lifts the veil on the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary

23 June 2022

Press, Research

High-resolution seismic imaging lifts the veil on the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary

The Earth's surface is divided into distinct tectonic plates, which make up the lithosphere and "float" on the asthenosphere. But the exact location o...