YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C.
Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found.
Earth cross section showing the classic distinction ... did it become clear the seismic waveforms were influenced by the shape of the inner core. The results indicate that the surface of the ...
By Kenneth Chang The inner core at the center of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel ... core’s outer boundary has noticeably changed shape over the past few decades. “The most likely thing ...
Now, a team of researchers has found compelling evidence that it’s changing shape right under our feet. Earth’s inner core — like a planet inside another planet — appears to move to its ...
Shape changes in the core could hold clues about the forces deep inside Earth that power our magnetosphere, the invisible lines of magnetic energy that protect our planet from solar weather and ...
Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found. The discovery resolves a long-simmering controversy about what’s happening at the heart of the planet — which was long thought to ...