Science
The age of Earth’s inner core revised – Science Daily
By creating conditions akin to the center of Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old.
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old.The results place the core at the younger end of an age spectrum that usually runs from about 1.3 billion to 4.5 billion years, but they also make it a good bit older than a recent estimate of only 565 million years.
What’s more, the experiments and accompanying theories help pin d…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoMan dies after being pulled from surf at Surfers Paradise
-
General14 hours agoThe 28-point peace plan for Ukraine mostly contains the same points previously made by Moscow
-
General5 hours agoLabor to squeeze public service, sparking warnings of job losses
-
Noosa News20 hours agoNew rental affordability index highlights pressure on families across Australia