Geophysics is the application of the methods and techniques of physics in the study of the Earth. It differs from Geology in that a geologist studies rocks and structures, which can be seen, while a ...

Bouncing a signal off the moon. Learning more about a mysterious polar light. Sending a beam to Jupiter. Those are just some of the 13 experiments for a packed 10 days of science beginning Wednesday ...

When two sides of a geological fault grind past one another during an earthquake, the friction can heat the rocks to at least 1,250 ºC. In their laboratory at the National institute of Geophysics and ...