Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many ...

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

Scientists have revealed exactly when the next shortest days will occur as Earth's rotation speeds up once again.

Earth’s inner core has both changed its relative rotation rate and deformed in the past few decades, according to an analysis of seismic waves recorded when the inner core occupied the same ...

The inner core also exhibits an east–west asymmetry, with seismic waves travelling slightly faster in the upper surface of the eastern hemisphere compared with that of the western hemisphere.

Geothermal energy is the "heat beneath your feet" and there exists a large reservoir that the Office of Energy Development wants to explore. The agency is poised to ink a contract for a feasibility ...

Casper Original Pillow (Set of 2) Amazon These Casper Original Pillows are designed with a clever pillow-in-pillow construction: essentially a soft outer layer wrapped around a supportive inner core.