This is because the internal solar environment plays an important role in determining the weather in space and also the Earth ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that the Moon has a solid inner core with a density comparable to iron, reshaping our ...

As humans, we’re curious about how we got here. When we look out at the night sky, we see stars and planets, even galaxies.

Recently, a research team led by Professor Zhi-Guo Zhang from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, in collaboration with Professor Ye Long from Tianjin University has published a breakthrough ...

Credit: Yuri_Arcurs via Getty Images 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 ...

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 ...