Planetology and Space Sciences Team News

17 September 2020

Press, Research

A new numerical approach to the study of liquid methane river valleys on Titan

The Cassini-Huygens mission, which came to an end on September 15th, 2017 after a 20-year voyage, made many discoveries about Saturn, its famous rings...

10 July 2020

Press, Research

A better anticipation of tsunamis thanks to GPS satellites

In a study published on July 6th in Nature - Scientific Reports, a team of researchers from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (University of ...

17 June 2019

Press, Research

Cassini gradually lifts the veil on Saturn's rings

NASA's Cassini probe, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, changed its trajectory during the final phase of its mission. Its objective? To carry ou...

23 May 2019

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Mars rheology and thermal history revealed by the orbital evolution of its satellite Phobos

Unlike its surface, which we now know relatively well, details of Mars' internal structure and evolution are still poorly understood. Evidence of rece...

10 December 2018

General public, Press, Research

Titan's surface seen in infrared by the Cassini probe

Titan, Saturn's largest satellite, was flown over 127 times by the Cassini probe between 2004 and 2017. An international team comprising researchers f...

25 September 2018

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Cassini detects dust storms on Titan for the first time

Data from the international Cassini-Huygens mission, which explored Saturn and its moons between 2004 and 2017, have revealed what appear to be dust s...

29 August 2018

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

P. Lognonné and N. Shapiro, "AGU fellows" 2018

Two IPGP researchers have been named to the American Geophysical Union's 2018 Fellows list. Established in 1962, the Fellows programme recognises ...

16 May 2018

Press, Research

What's happening in Titan's equatorial belt?

Over the last thirteen years (2004 - 2017), the Cassini-Huygens mission has brought about a real revolution in the exploration of Titan, Saturn's larg...

26 April 2018

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The study of Martian dunes to help better model the global climate circulation of Mars

Dune systems provide unique information about wind regimes on the surface of planetary bodies where there are no direct meteorological data as on Eart...

15 March 2018

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Jérôme Gaillardet silver medal and Sébastien de Raucourt CNRS crystal medal 2018

On March 15th 2018, the CNRS awarded its Talents 2018. The silver, bronze and crystal medals are awarded each year to researchers, engineers, technici...

26 January 2018

General public, Press, Research

Find out the magnitude of earthquakes by observing the atmosphere!

A study, published in the journal Nature - Scientific Reports on January 24th 2018, and signed by Giovanni Occhipinti (from the Planetology and Space ...

09 March 2016

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Elvira Astafyeva receives the 2016 CNRS bronze medal

The Bronze Medal rewards a researcher's first work, which establishes him or her as a talented specialist in his or her field. This award represents e...