/ Exoplanets Content for UC Davis en /curiosity/news/mantle-neon-illuminates-earths-formation <p>The Earth formed relatively quickly from the cloud of dust and gas around the sun, trapping water and gases in the planet鈥檚 mantle, according to research published Dec. 5 in the journal&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0771-1"><em>Nature</em></a>. Apart from settling Earth鈥檚 origins, the work could help in identifying extrasolar systems that could support habitable planets.&nbsp;</p> December 05, 2018 - 11:19am Andy Fell /curiosity/news/mantle-neon-illuminates-earths-formation