Tag: Earth
The future Sun’s Wrath monitoring satellite has a name!
At the end of a competition which took place from May to September 2021, the European Space Agency received 5,422 proposals to name its satellite dedicated to monitoring the Sun.…
The inner core of the Earth is not really solid!
Until now considered as solid, the inner core of the Earth would actually be in an intermediate state, between solid and liquid. This is demonstrated by a new study, whose…
Huge crustal intrusion could cause mega-earthquakes off Japan
Understanding the origin and the processes responsible for Japan’s strong seismicity is essential to protect the inhabitants of this region of the world. In this context, the structure and composition…
The inner core of the Earth is not really solid!
Until now considered as solid, the inner core of the Earth would actually be in an intermediate state, between solid and liquid. This is demonstrated by a new study, whose…
Huge intrusion into ocean crust could cause mega-earthquakes off Japan
Understanding the origin and the processes responsible for Japan’s strong seismicity is essential to protect the inhabitants of this region of the world. In this context, the structure and composition…
The formation of supermountains would have impacted the evolution of life on Earth
By tracking zircons with a low lutetium content, Australian researchers have succeeded in identifying the formation, during the history of the Earth, of two “supermountains” rising more than 8 km…
When the mountains hum the seismic song of the Earth
Mountains are not as still as one might think. The summit of the Matterhorn in Switzerland oscillates imperceptibly in response to ambient seismic noise from Earth, a new study shows.…
Moonfall: What would happen if the Moon crashed into Earth?
While the movie moonfall released in theaters on February 9, Futura invites you to discover what would happen if the Moon were to leave its orbit to crash into the…
The atmosphere of this exoplanet has points in common with that of the Earth
The atmosphere of WASP-189b, one of the most extreme planets known, appears to have distinct layers, similar to Earth’s atmosphere, although with very different characteristics. You will also be interested…
9,000 species of trees still to be discovered on Earth
More than 100 researchers from around the world conducted a study to estimate the number of tree species on Earth. They have developed the largest database and estimate the existence…