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.
At the center of our planet is a very hot rotating ball of mostly iron and nickel (sorry Journey to the Center of the Earth ...
Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.
Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...
Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...
A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation speed – it also appears to change in shape, with subtle variations appearing in the way ...
However, scientists have been baffled to discover that the inner core is actually changing shape. By looking at the ...
Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found.
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...
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On Thursday January 30th, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are doing a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.