According to a recent study, the Earth's inner core, that is a solid ball of iron and nickel, is slowing down in relation to the planet's surface. The same was confirmed by USC scientists ...

Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely ... to a better understanding of the inner workings of our planet and how life here will evolve over ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, including an ultra-short period planet with one of the highest densities ...

But exactly how it has remained inside the planet for billions of years ... The findings confirm that helium could stay locked in Earth's solid inner core for a long time, Olson told Live Science ...

In the inner core, the pressure is so massive that the ultra-hot metal turns solid. The moving metals in Earth's core create the planet's magnetic field. Our planet sits in a small corner of the ...