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The Earth's inner core is an enduring mystery: Here's how researchers are starting to solve it
The Earth's inner core was once liquid, but has turned solid over time. As the Earth gradually cools, the inner core expands outwards at the surrounding iron-rich liquid "freezes." That said, it ...
Asteroid Mining Is the Path to a ‘Shitload of Money,’ Astroforge CEO Says
AstroForge’s CEO Matt Gialich wants to mine asteroids for platinum, aiming to turn space’s untapped wealth into a new ...
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Supercooling of Earth's inner core may finally reveal how old it is
Deep beneath our feet, at a staggering depth of over 5,100km, lies Earth's inner core — a solid ball of iron and nickel that plays a crucial role in shaping the conditions we experience on the ...
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No, Earth’s Inner Core Is Not Reversing The Direction Of Its Spin
This appears to be the case, to a rather stunning extent, in the instance of the reporting this week around new findings that researchers say shows the rotation of Earth’s inner core is slowing ...
This is what it sounds like when the Earth's poles flip
Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into the heavens?
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What we know—and don't—about what's at the center of the Earth
Deeper still is the Earth's hot, liquid iron-nickel outer core, larger than the moon. Like a peach pit, at the very center is the inner core, some 1,500 miles across. The ways seismic waves reflect ...
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Why Earth Is Now Spinning More Slowly—And Days Are Getting Longer
Earth’s inner core has been slowing down for 14 years. It comes just weeks after another team of researchers suggested that the slight increase in the length of a day may be because Earth’s ...
7 layers of Earth you didn’t know about
The Earth’s interior is far more complex than what we are taught in school. Instead of just three layers- crust, mantle, and ...
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Earth's inner core becomes slightly wonky every 8.5 years, potentially shaking up its magnetic field!
Deep within Earth 's fiery belly, beneath layers of molten rock, a peculiar jig is underway. Our planet's inner core, a solid iron ball bigger than Pluto, isn't just spinning – it's doing a ...
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Earth S Core
New research into Earth’s inner core suggests that supercooling, a process where a liquid cools below its freezing point without solidifying, may reveal that the core is much younger than ...
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Earth's inner core is more like a ball of butter than a solid metal sphere, a new study suggests
A new study challenges the long-held assumption that Earth's inner core is hard, like a solid metal sphere. Instead, our planet's heart is likely much gooier than previously thought, "kind of like ...
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What Drives Earth's Magnetic Field?
When an electric current passes through a metal wire, a magnetic field forms around that wire (see diagram at right). Likewise, a wire passing through a magnetic field creates an electric current ...