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A blue aurora observed in our part of the world: a rare and revealing phenomenon

An international team comprising scientists from CNRS Terre & Univers and CNRS Physique observed an exceptional blue aurora at mid-latitudes, revealing unprecedented conditions of interaction between solar particles and the […]

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Magnetic reconnection models validated by analysis of twenty years of measurements

By allowing plasmas to exchange their magnetic connection, the magnetic reconnection process enables the sudden release of magnetic energy in the form of accelerated particles and rapid, heated flows. For […]

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The enigma of the origin of the first earth crust finally solved

When and how the Earth’s first crust formed are questions that researchers have been asking for decades. Unfortunately, a handful of microscopic zircons are the only remnants of the Hadean […]

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