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January 07, 2016

Lab discovery gives glimpse of conditions found on other planets
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2016
Scientists have recreated an elusive form of the material that makes up much of the giant planets in our solar system, and the sun. Experiments have given a glimpse of a previously unseen form of hydrogen that exists only at extremely high pressures - more than 3 million times that of Earth's atmosphere. Hydrogen - which is among the most abundant elements in the Universe - is thought to be found in this high-pressure form in the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn. Researchers around the world ... read more

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