Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

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

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

Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written with electromagnetic radiation, not ...

Using a tracker for motion and mobile controls for exposure transitions, Dorje Angchuk succeeded in capturing a seamless ...

New details have been discovered about M87*, the first black hole ever photographed, revealing its plasma, its brightness and ...

But beginning around 2010, the solid inner core’s spin slowed ... what happens at the ICB still has some implications for Earth’s long-term evolution.” Mindy Weisberger is a science writer ...

The idea for the time-lapse originated from a request to create an educational tool that would help students understand Earth's movement.

According to ABC, that sloshing around can influence the speed of the Earth’s spin. Still, the possible implications of shorter-than-usual days – namely, a “negative leap second” where ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

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