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Mar 31, 2022
A rare gas is leaking from Earth’s core. Could it be a clue to the planet’s creation?
Escaping helium suggests our world may have formed quickly in a young solar system.
Aug 14, 2013
FYI: If I Fell Through Earth, What Would Happen In The Center?
Just getting to the center of the Earth and surviving is impossible. The Earth’s core is about 9,000°F—as hot as...
Oct 24, 2012
Double-Diamond Anvil Creates Pressures Greater Than Earth’s Inner Core
With that much pressure, unique compounds can form and materials change their chemical and physical properties.
Nov 11, 2011
Super-Powerful X-Ray Beam Will Probe the Center of the Earth
It is much easier to get to Mars than to get deep inside this planet, so for all our knowledge...
