Earth - an antineutrino star

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A star is a self luminous body. Earth is not self luminous in the visible radiation range. Antineutrinos generated by the negative beta decay of radioactive elements within the Earth, reach the surface of the Earth because of little interaction with terrestrial matter. Thus, the Earth star is emanating antineutrino radiation by itself, without any reference to the other celestial bodies. (Image by Dr. P. Ila and Dr. P. Jagam of NORM Group Organization. Used with permission.)

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Earth - an antineutrino star
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Earth - an antineutrino star.
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A star is a self luminous body. Earth is not self luminous in the visible radiation range. Antineutrinos generated by the negative beta decay of radioactive elements within the Earth, reach the surface of the Earth because of little interaction with terrestrial matter. Thus, the Earth star is emanating antineutrino radiation by itself, without any reference to the other celestial bodies. (Image by Dr. P. Ila and Dr. P. Jagam of NORM Group Organization. Used with permission.)
Earth - an antineutrino star.