Johns Hopkins University

The Parker Solar Probe is approaching the Sun. Image: NASA

NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes history in its closest pass to the Sun

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The Parker Solar Probe reached a distance of only 6.1 million km from the Sun, at a record speed of 690,000 km/h, in a groundbreaking operation to improve our understanding of our planet
Magnesium oxide, the first component that crystallized in the process of creating a planet slightly larger than Earth. The image was prepared using DALEE and should not be considered a scientific image

Scientists discover the first building blocks in the formation of super-Earths

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Scientists observed for the first time how atoms in a magnesium oxide molecule change and dissociate under extremely harsh conditions, and gained new insights into this important mineral in the Earth's mantle that is known to influence the formation of planets