News

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.

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...

07 November 2022

General public, Observatories, Press, Research

Study underwater lava flows by combining bathymetry and hydro-acoustic signals

On the ocean floor, the meeting of lava and water during volcanic eruptions generates acoustic signals that propagate into the ocean. Lava flows are a...

07 November 2022

General public, Press, Research

Solar system calcium isotopic composition deduced from Ryugu samples

Less than two years after the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission returned samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth, new international studies are refining the pre...

30 October 2022

Press, Research

Two major meteorite impacts shed light on the interior of Mars

By studying seismic and orbital data from two major meteorite impacts in late 2021, the international teams of NASA's InSight and Mars Reconnaissance ...

26 October 2022

General public, Press, Research

Publication of the book "Les mondes de Saturne" (Saturn's worlds)

"Les mondes de Saturne", written by Sébastien Charnoz, Sandrine Vinatier, Sandrine Guerlet and Alice Le Gall, has just been published by Belin.

20 October 2022

Research

DART, the first planetary defence mission: what happens after the impact?

Following the successful impact of NASA's DART mission on the asteroid Dimorphos, the European Space Agency's (ESA) HERA mission, in which Sébastien C...

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...

19 September 2022

Observatories, Press, Research

SEIS instrument locates meteorite impacts and echoes the interior of Mars

Launched by NASA in May 2018, the InSight mission aims to study the internal structure of the planet Mars. Its SEIS seismometer, developed at IPGP, co...

06 September 2022

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Philippe Lognonné and Paul Rebischung honored by AGU

The AGU (American Geophysical Union) awards two IPGP researchers among the hundred or so international prize-winners in its various sections for 2022!...

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...

28 June 2022

Press, Research

Zinc isotope anomalies reveal accretion of outer solar system material during Earth formation

The question of the origin of volatile elements* present on Earth is fundamental to understanding the evolution of our planet. A study carried out at ...