After decades of theories, scientists finally confirm what’s inside the Moon’s core

Dispelling wild theories, a new study confirms the Moon possesses a solid metal inner core enveloped by a molten outer layer, ...

4.5 Billion-Year Mystery Of What's Inside The Moon Is Settled, It's Not Cheese

The Moon is not, in fact, a giant cosmic wheel of Gouda. In a landmark paper published in Nature, researchers from the French ...
EurekAlert!

Earth's heart is frozen yet flowing

A new study in National Science Review have experimentally uncovered a suprising new state of matter within Earth's inner ...
Astronomy

Earth’s inner core is growing lopsided

Each year, the solid-iron inner core at the heart of our planet expands by about a millimeter as the Earth’s nether regions cool and solidify. According to a recent study, one side appears to be ...
Los Angeles Times

Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists revealed this week that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic ...
Nature

Earth's Inner Core Dynamics and Structure

The Earth’s inner core, a solid sphere predominantly composed of iron and nickel, occupies a central role in our planet’s evolution and geodynamo processes. Although hidden beneath thousands of ...
IFLScience

Marsquakes Reveal A Solid Inner Core In The Red Planet

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Phys.org

The hidden chemistry of Earth's core is revealed by how it froze

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to ...