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31 October 2024

Press, Research

Highlight of the importance of CO2 in the degassing of helium in the magma oceans of young planets

Researchers at the IPGP and the University of Oslo have revealed that the loss of volatile elements during the degassing of a magma ocean, in particul...

30 October 2024

Research

Abyssal serpentinites, evidence of the geochemical variety of the Earth's ocean floor

By comparing the geochemical record of different types of abyssal serpentinites, a French team has revealed major chemical disparities in the rocks th...

27 September 2024

Press, Research

Imminent launch of ESA's HERA mission

On 7 October 2024, from the Cape Canaveral launch pad, the European Space Agency's (ESA) HERA probe will take off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher, m...

20 September 2024

Observatories, Press, Research

A breathtaking view on the bowels of a volcano

Scientists from the Institut Langevin and the IPGP have developed a highly innovative imaging method capable of probing the bowels of a volcano at unp...

25 June 2024

Press, Research

Evidence of magmatically induced faults at the East Pacific Rise

By comparison of ultra-high-resolution 3-D seismic imagery and bathymetry data collected at the East Pacific Rise (EPR) 9º50'N, researchers reveal the...

30 May 2024

Press, Research

NASA will measure earthquakes on the Moon using technologies developed for the InSight mission on Mars

The technology of the two seismometers that are part of NASA's Farside Seismic Suite instrument has detected more than a thousand earthquakes on the R...

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...

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...

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...

02 October 2023

Press, Research

First high-resolution images of the last stage of magma plumbing

By imaging for the first time at high resolution and in 3D the magmatic system under the East Pacific Ridge, an international team led by Milena Marja...

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!