SMRTR Science & EngineeringFeb 10, 2026Science News

Earth’s core may hide dozens of oceans of hydrogen

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New experiments reveal Earth's core may contain hydrogen equivalent to 9-45 oceans worth of water, trapped during the planet's formation when iron blobs solidified in ancient magma oceans. This hydrogen doesn't exist as liquid water in the core but transforms into water when escaping upward and reacting with oxygen in the mantle.

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