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New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...
Scientists discover that large amounts of nitrogen could be hidden in the Earth's metallic core, which would solve a ...
A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.
The pH scale is a measure of how acidic or alkaline something is, 1 being highly acidic, 14 being highly alkaline, and 7 ...
Aegirine, a sodium iron silicate, is found with diopsidic jadeite and almandine garnet in eclogite inclusions from kimberlite pipes in Northern Arizona’s Monument Valley, Garnet Ridge.
One type, however, known as a pallasite meteorite is very different. They are made of olive-green crystals that are composed ...
They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.
It’s certainly not an obvious choice as a source for battery materials. But that’s exactly how it’s viewed by a group of New Zealand engineers. Christchurch-based Aspiring Materials has developed a ...
Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.
Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On ...
WASP-121b is unlike anything in our Solar System. This giant planet orbits its star so closely that it completes a full orbit ...
Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation theories.