A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

Previous research has found that the rotation of the inner core is slowing down relative to the rotation of the external crust, which may cause minute changes in Earth’s rotation and subtly affect the ...

“Pluto’s core is so cold that the rocks remained very ... a vast ring of icy bodies at the outer edge of the solar system. In 2023, NASA announced they will extend the mission until the ...

Because of Pluto's icy core, the impact did not melt and liquefy ... that Pluto does not hold a subsurface ocean under its icy outer layers, the researchers reported. Because Pluto's heart has ...

Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. It's believed to play an important role in maintaining the planet’s ...

where the subsonic solar wind slows down and becomes subsonic as it rams into the interstellar medium. Related: New Horizons Pluto probe notches 3 new discoveries in outer solar system ...

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating more material in some areas and less in others — almost like creating hills ...

Earth’s innermost layer is a hot, solid ball of metal surrounded by a liquid metal outer core. For decades, planetary scientists suspected that the solid inner core deformed over time as it spun.

Because of this, the IAU reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet, a category that includes other small, round objects in the outer solar system. Despite the change, Pluto remains a beloved celestial ...

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