Zap! Laser Blasts Shed Light on Cores of Alien Planets
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Using laser blasts, scientists have recreated the extreme temperatures and pressures found inside "super-Earth" exoplanets as well as in icy giants such as Neptune and Uranus, shedding light on what the interiors of these exotic worlds are like.