Earth’s inner core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, …
WEBJul 5, 2024 — Scientists say they’ve confirmed Earth’s inner core has been slowing down. Here’s what it could mean — and why the topic has been the subject of fierce debate.
Earth’s inner core may have stopped turning and could go into …
WEBJan 25, 2023 — The rotation of Earth’s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores.
Earth’s inner core may be reversing its rotation - Science News
WEBJan 23, 2023 — Scientists have proposed that Earth’s solid inner core (yellow in this diagram) rotates faster than the rest of Earth. A new study suggests the core’s rotation has recently paused, and is...
Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could ...
WEBJun 19, 2024 — A new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall...
Earth’s Inner Core May Be Slowing Its Spin, Another Study Suggests
WEBJul 1, 2024 — The Earth’s inner core, a solid ball of iron and nickel about 70 percent of the size of the moon, rotates along with the rest of the planet, but scientists disagree about whether it might spin...
Earth’s Inner Core: A Shifting, Spinning Mystery’s Latest Twist
WEBJan 23, 2023 — Earth’s magnetic field, generated by swirling iron currents in the liquid outer core, is pulling at the inner core, causing it to spin.
The rotation of Earth's inner core has slowed, new study confirms
WEBJun 13, 2024 — USC scientists have proven that the Earth's inner core is backtracking -- slowing down -- in relation to the planet's surface, as shown in new research published Wednesday in Nature.
Study confirms rotation of Earth’s inner core has slowed
WEBJun 18, 2024 — Scientists have proven that the Earth’s inner core is backtracking – slowing down – in relation to the planet’s surface, as shown in new research published in Nature.
Secrets of Earth’s inner core revealed by large quakes - Nature
WEBFeb 22, 2023 — The reverberations from earthquakes as they bounce back and forth through the centre of Earth have revealed new details about the structure of the planet’s inner core, according to a study ...
Has Earth’s inner core stopped its strange spin? - Nature
WEBJan 23, 2023 — Many scientists think that the inner core spins faster than the rest of the planet — but sometime in the past decade, according to a study, it apparently stopped doing so. Mars’s core has...
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