The Daily Galaxy on MSN1d
Earth’s Core May Be Hiding a Secret Gas from the Big Bang!
Scientists have uncovered surprising evidence that helium, a gas long thought to be chemically inert, may actually bond with ...
Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing; it’s also shape-shifting, study finds
Previous research has found that the rotation of the inner core is slowing down relative to the rotation of the external ...
The Earth’s Core Is Not as Solid As We Thought, Yet Another Study Speculates
A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...
Earth’s Core Might Contain Hidden Helium That Doesn’t Come From This World
Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...
Space.com on MSN5d
'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...
USA Today27d
What lies at the center of the Earth? The answer keeps changing.
Earth's mysterious core is yet again generating headlines as scientists learn more about what lies way beneath our feet. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored ...
Earth’s Core May Hold Hidden Reservoirs of Helium, Scientists Discover
The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...
IFLScience on MSN8d
The Earth Has Two Mysterious Protrusions On Its Core And They’re Not The Same
The two continent-sized provinces have been known since the 1970s, but it’s only in the last few years we’ve started to ...
Space.com on MSN6d
Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth
Scientists have identified another possible commonality between Earth and Mars: a solid inner core. Scientists have ...
ScienceAlert on MSN9d
Earth's Core Could Be Hiding a Vast Reservoir of Primordial Helium
The surprise discovery that one of the lightest elements in the Universe can bind to iron under high pressure to form iron ...
Live Science10d
'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
Figuring out how helium-3 got incorporated into the core during Earth's formation is very important for understanding when the planet formed, Olson said. Light gases like helium hung around in the ...