The Research Core is a room in Metroid Prime, in the Phendrana Drifts area. The room is fairly large and round, and has four levels with ramps between them, the upper three each having a balcony. Several of the many tanks in the walls contain Metroids. The room is dark upon Samus's first entry, and darker still on later entries. Scanning three computer screens found on the various levels will remove the Force Field containing the Thermal Visor, which is at the bottom of the room encased in a central tank.