Discovering Earth’s Ancient Magma Ocean: Clues to Planet’s Early History

Discovering Earth’s Ancient Magma Ocean: Clues to Planet’s Early History

Jakarta – Before hosting life as it does now, Earth was once a planet that was not suitable for living creatures to live on. For our planet’s first 50 million years, about 4.5 billion years ago, its surface was a sea of ​​super-hot magma, bubbling and emitting heat from within the Earth. The cooling of … Read more

The Earth’s Geological ‘Heartbeat’: New Research Reveals a 27 Million Year Cycle

The Earth’s Geological ‘Heartbeat’: New Research Reveals a 27 Million Year Cycle

Saturday, 11 November 2023 – 13:44 WIB LIVE Techno – Our Earth never stops providing amazing new news. Most recently, research into ancient geological events shows that our planet has a slow, steady ‘heartbeat’ of geological activity every 27 million years or so. This series of geological events, including volcanic activity, mass extinctions, plate reorganization, … Read more

Theia’s Traces Found in Earth’s Mantle: Confirming the Giant Impact Theory for Moon Formation

Theia’s Traces Found in Earth’s Mantle: Confirming the Giant Impact Theory for Moon Formation

NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle Artist’s concept of the collision of a celestial body similar to Theia with Earth A new discovery may confirm the “giant impact” theory for the formation of the Moon. Parts of the planet Theia, whose impact with our planet formed the Moon, may still exist in dense regions in the Earth’s mantle. A … Read more

The History of Fire on Earth: From No Fire to Frequent Occurrences

The History of Fire on Earth: From No Fire to Frequent Occurrences

Jakarta – Drought and hot temperatures are currently affecting most areas of the Earth, making them vulnerable to fires. Interestingly, it turns out that there was a very long period of no fire at all on Earth. Now we know that Earth is the only planet that we know of that has experienced fire. Even … Read more

The History of Fire on Earth: From a World Without Fire to Frequent Occurrences

The History of Fire on Earth: From a World Without Fire to Frequent Occurrences

Jakarta – Drought and hot temperatures are currently affecting most areas of the Earth, making them vulnerable to fires. Interestingly, it turns out that there was a very long period of no fire at all on Earth. Now we know that Earth is the only planet that we know of that has experienced fire. Even … Read more

The Number of Tectonic Plates and Their Impact on Earth’s Surface

The Number of Tectonic Plates and Their Impact on Earth’s Surface

KOMPAS.com – Earth’s tectonic plates are one of the factors that often trigger earthquakes in most regions of the world. Especially in countries whose territory is on the line of tectonic plates. Like Indonesia, most of whose territory lies along the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate. The formation of tectonic plates is inseparable from … Read more

– “NASA’s Discovery of Water-Rich Clay Minerals on Asteroid Bennu”

– “NASA’s Discovery of Water-Rich Clay Minerals on Asteroid Bennu”

“Initial analysis showed that these are samples with abundant water content in the form of hydrated clay minerals. These contain carbon, both organic and mineral molecules,” Nelson described at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA. Scientists hope that material from the asteroid Bennu will help answer some questions about the origin of life and … Read more

The True Colors of the Moon: Gray, Green, Orange, and More

The True Colors of the Moon: Gray, Green, Orange, and More

Jakarta – The Blue Moon phenomenon has recently appeared in the Indonesian sky. Despite the name ‘Blue Moon’, it appears bright orange on Earth. In fact, usually the Moon looks like a disc of white, gray, yellow, or orange. So, what color Moon really? Moon Color: Gray to Green Ever seen a photo of the … Read more

Where Does Beach Sand Come From? The Formation and Origins of Sand

Where Does Beach Sand Come From? The Formation and Origins of Sand

KOMPAS.com – You can definitely find sand on almost every beach you’ve ever been to. But when walking on it, have you ever wondered why there is sand on the beach and where does the sand actually come from? Reported from Science ABCTuesday (29/8/2023) sand is used in colloquial terms to refer to the type … Read more

The Most Expensive Precious Metal: Rhodium

The Most Expensive Precious Metal: Rhodium

It is a very rare precious metal and is about 5.5 times more valuable than gold. Gold, due to its durability and attractive appearance, is one of the most expensive precious metals. But much more expensive than gold is another metal that you most likely have at home, and it is called rhodium, writes IFLScience. … Read more