Inner and Outer Space

Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought

Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. Until now the inner core was widely thought of as a solid sphere.

Researchers announce major discovery about Earth’s inner core

Researchers at the University of Southern California say they’ve unraveled the mystery of why Earth’s inner core has been slowing, gradually altering the length of a ...

Scientists left baffled after making discovery about Earth's core that could change everything they knew

Scientists at the University of Southern California have discovered the Earth's core is changing shape after analysing ...

Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Scientists discover yet another change to Earth’s inner core: its shape

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...

Earth's Inner Core Is Mysteriously Changing Shape, Study Reveals

A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation speed – it also ...

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Giant Solar Storm Gave Earth A New Proton Belt, NASA's CubeSat Mission Finds

2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...