Over the past few days, the Reykjanes peninsula has been shaken by numerous earthquakes (more than 1,500 in two days, some of them of magnitude 5 on the Richter scale), indicating significant magma movement beneath the region and raising fears... View Article
UPDATE 27/09/2022: The collision went well. The scientists are satisfied. The images are really impressive and of good quality. Tonight (around 23:30 Paris time), NASA will crash a probe on an asteroid. The space probe will reach a speed of... View Article
This Sunday, September 18, 2022, a tsunami warning was issued in Taiwan following the occurrence of a powerful earthquake of a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Taiwan. The epicenter is located about 50 km... View Article
An earthquake was strongly felt in Alsace this Saturday, September 10, 2022. The earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale is located between the cities of Mulhouse and Basel. There would be no major damage. The area is known... View Article
UPDATE (02/09): Finally, NASA has rescheduled the launch of the mission for Saturday, September 20:17 (Paris time). UPDATE (15h00): A technical problem has forced NASA to postpone the launch of the mission. The next launch date will be Friday, September... View Article
In this month of August, if you are interested in observing our night sky, you can’t miss the Perseids 2022. More commonly called “The Rain of shooting stars“, this period corresponds to the beginning of August and will have its... View Article
Afghanistan has just been hit by a major earthquake of 5.9 on the Richter scale on June 22, 2022 at 1:30 am (local time). More precisely, it is the province of Paktika which was affected, a very mountainous and difficult... View Article
The south of France was lucky enough to witness the passage of a very bright meteorite on the night of 24 April 2021. The passage of this meteorite consisted of a slightly green ball and a very bright trail. It... View Article
Big volcanic activity on the island of Saint Vincent in the West Indies. Indeed, the Soufrière of Saint-Vincent has just erupted, emitting large quantities of volcanic ash. A new dome of relatively viscous lava had recently appeared. The volcano was... View Article
Volcanology Mineralogy has offered itself a little bit of an update. Indeed, as you may have noticed, the site has recently experienced some disturbances. The OVH datacenter which hosted the site suffered a major fire and it appeared that it... View Article
A powerful earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was felt in the Drôme department near the town of Montélimar at around 11.50am on Monday 11 November. The tremors were felt as far away as Lyon in the Rhône. No... View Article
The earth is currently shaking in California (USA). Indeed, two powerful earthquakes have just struck this US state. The first earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale on Thursday 4 July 2019 was only a precursor of the second.... View Article
A team of American astronomers has just announced the possible existence of a ninth planet in our solar system. The media immediately picked up on the news. However, it is important to be cautious about this announcement. This ninth planet... View Article