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Surprise facts about the helium rain on Jupiter
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Surprise facts about the helium rain on Jupiter

New research shows that helium rain can wash neon from Jupiter's upper atmosphere. Saturn is smaller and colder than Jupiter, and physicists expect that helium rain will…

December 12, 2019
How are stars created?
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How are stars created?

Stars are not created by anyone or anything, they can form themselves, or they can be said: stars are born by a very strong influence of nature called gravity.

November 20, 2019
How was Helium gas generated?
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How was Helium gas generated?

If you pump Helium gas into the balloon and release them, this ball will fly to a maximum height of under 10km.

May 16, 2019
Where do chemical elements come from?
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Where do chemical elements come from?

About 14 billion years ago, the Big Bang explosion created a universe consisting of only gas, no stars nor any planets.

December 18, 2018
Superheated helium balloons,
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Superheated helium balloons,

Superheated helium gas passes through the metal and leaves pores that weaken and gradually destroy the nuclear fusion reactor.

December 18, 2018