Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

Iron can form compounds with helium at pressures as low as 5GPa – about 50,000 atmospheres – researchers in Japan report.

If you purchase a featured product, we may be compensated. Learn why you can trust us. Even though iron is found in foods like red meat, poultry, beans, and fortified cereals, some people may ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered complex atmospheric shifts in SIMP 0136, a free-floating planetary object. Findings i ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered an unexpectedly complex atmosphere surrounding SIMP 0136, a massive, free-floating planetary object that drifts alone through ...

Deep in its atmosphere there appear to be clouds of iron, while traces of silicate clouds have been found further up. Even higher up, hot spots were discovered that could be auroras. Other traces ...

Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials ...

Olivine, a magnesium-iron silicate mineral, is common in the earth’s subsurface, and can sometimes contain other valuable elements, such as cobalt, manganese and nickel. Olivine has been explored as a ...

Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

A few weeks ago, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin released a report by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) titled Antiquity of Iron: Recent Radiometric Dates from Tamil Nadu.