These results suggest that similar reactions between helium and iron may have occurred within Earth’s core shortly after its formation, trapping much of the primordial helium-3 in the material that ...

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.

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

In 2022, for instance, one team used data collected during nuclear tests in the 1960s and ... investigate changes to seismic waves as the Earth's core rotated at different speeds.

Scientists no longer need to rely on theoretical models to study the solar core. Neutrinos, emitting from nuclear fusions, ...

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

This discovery suggests that Earth's core could harbor vast reserves of helium ... Helium-3 is also used in cutting-edge fields, such as nuclear fusion, where it is studied for its potential to ...

Neutrinos generated through solar fusion reactions travel effortlessly through the sun's dense core. Each specific fusion ...

In the journal Chaos, researchers in Japan explore the likelihood that Earth’s climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they ...

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 for a long-standing debate about how ...