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How did the Earth’s core stay as hot as the surface of the sun for billions of years?

This article was originally published on The conversation. (opens in a new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Editorials and Perspectives. Shichun Huang (opens in a new tab)Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee. Our Earth is structured much like an onion – it’s layer after layer. Starting …

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How did the interior of the Earth stay as hot as the surface of the Sun for billions of years?

How did the interior of the Earth stay as hot as the surface of the Sun for billions of years?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How does the Earth’s interior stay boiling for billions of years? Henry, 11, Somerville, Mass. Our Earth is structured much like an onion – it’s layer after layer. Starting from …

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How did the interior of the Earth stay as hot as the surface of the Sun for billions of years?

How did the interior of the Earth stay as hot as the surface of the Sun for billions of years?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How does the Earth’s interior stay boiling for billions of years? Henry, 11, Somerville, Mass. Our Earth is structured much like an onion – it’s layer after layer. Starting from …

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Dark Energy Camera Reveals Billions of Celestial Objects in Unprecedented Study of the Milky Way

Astronomers have published a gargantuan study of the Milky Way’s galactic plane. The new dataset contains an impressive 3.32 billion celestial objects – arguably the largest catalog of its kind to date. Credit: DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) NSF’s NOIRLab is releasing a colossal tapestry of astronomical data showing …

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Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way

Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way

This image, which is full of stars and dark dust clouds, is a small snippet – just a pin prick – of the full survey of the Milky Way’s Dark Energy Camera Plan (DECaPS2) . The new dataset contains an impressive 3.32 billion celestial objects, arguably the largest catalog of its kind to date. The …

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James Webb Telescope reveals barred galaxies billions of years ago

For the first time, new images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed galaxies with starbars at a time when the universe was a quarter of its current age. Stellar bars are elongated features of stars that extend from the centers of galaxies to their outer disks. They funnel gas into the central regions, …

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What did Tesla's stock plunge cost S&P 500 investors last year?  Billions and billions

What did Tesla’s stock plunge cost S&P 500 investors last year? Billions and billions

Many retail investors are laughing at the impact Tesla’s (TSLA) huge stock price drop is having on CEO Elon Musk, who was the richest person in the world before Tesla started to spin off. collapse. And why not laugh? Not only is Musk suffering from Tesla’s price cut, but he’s also suffering massive mishaps with …

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Hubble Discovers Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Mysterious ‘Ghost’ Stars Roam For Billions of Years

In the 1960s science fiction TV show “Lost in Space”, a small family of would-be planetary colonists veer off course and become lost in our galaxy. But truth is stranger than fiction when it comes to The Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as the Hubble or HST) is one of …

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Bankman-Fried and FTX executives received billions in hidden loans, says former Alameda CEO

Bankman-Fried and FTX executives received billions in hidden loans, says former Alameda CEO

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives have received billions of dollars in secret loans from the crypto tycoon’s Alameda Research, the former fund chief said speculation to a judge when she pleaded guilty to her role in the collapse of the exchange. . Caroline Ellison, former managing director of …

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The world's largest chipmaker is investing billions of dollars in the United States, even though it will cost significantly more to manufacture chips there.  Here's why he decided to do it anyway.

The world’s largest chipmaker is investing billions of dollars in the United States, even though it will cost significantly more to manufacture chips there. Here’s why he decided to do it anyway.

Taiwan-based TSMC, the world’s largest chipmaker, last week announced a $40 billion investment in Arizona. This is despite the TSMC founder previously calling chip production in the United States an “expensive and futile exercise”. The investment could help achieve geographic diversity and build US support. Loading Something is loading. Thank you for your registration! Access …

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