Eli5: How does the core of the Earth (or any planets) not cool and still give off tons of heat energy? Where is this energy coming from?

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Eli5: How does the core of the Earth (or any planets) not cool and still give off tons of heat energy? Where is this energy coming from?

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Answer 1

Will the earths core at some point in the far future approach absolute zero or is that impossible because of the force of gravity crushing the center of the core?