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BGR2 年
Earth’s true core is a 400-mile-wide iron ball, according to a new study
While those characters may have discovered a beautiful and mysterious world deep down, a new study published in Nature Communications suggests that the Earth’s true core is probably just a 400 ...
Yahoo25 天
The shape of Earth's core is changing
Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years.
Physics World10 天
Earth’s core could contain lots of primordial helium, experiments suggest
The work was done by Haruki Takezawa and Kei Hirose at the University of Tokyo and colleagues, who suggest that Earth’s core could host a vast reservoir of primordial helium-3 – reshaping our ...
Mashable1 年
The Earth's iron core isn't just a solid mass
Physicists suggest a new explanation for the interesting properties of the Earth's inner core. Credit: NASA / Getty Images According to a new "holy grail" scientific discovery, the blazing-hot ...
Indiatimes1 个月
Scientists say the Earth's inner core maybe changing in shape; know what it means to life
Scientists have discovered that Earth's inner core, previously thought to be solid and unchanging, has experienced significant shape changes over the past 20 years. Through advanced seismic ...
Science News10 天
A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core
Its loss from magma suggests that the planet has a deep reservoir of primordial helium, and the new compounds suggest that Earth’s iron-rich core could hold some of that helium. But the team ...
Space.com16 天
'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
Primordial helium from the beginning of the solar system may be stuck inside Earth's solid core, new research suggests. The findings could have implications for a long-standing debate about how ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN15 天
Neutrinos could give us real-time access to the solar core, help study its density
This is because the internal solar environment plays an important role in determining the weather in space and also the Earth’s climate conditions. Scientists currently rely on ...
EurekAlert!26 天
Helium in the Earth's core
They used a laser-heated diamond anvil cell to find this, and the discovery suggests there could be huge amounts of helium in the Earth’s core. This could challenge long-standing ideas about the ...
Phys.org25 天
Discovery suggests there could be huge amounts of helium in Earth's core
They used a laser-heated diamond anvil cell to find this, and the discovery suggests there could be huge amounts of helium in the Earth's core. This could challenge long-standing ideas about the ...