Earth’s inner core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, …
WEBJul 5, 2024 · New research confirms the rotation of Earth's inner core has been slowing down as part of a decades-long pattern. How this slowdown might affect our planet remains an open question.
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.
Earth’s inner core may be reversing its rotation - Science News
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Our planet may have had a recent change of heart. Earth’s inner core may have temporarily stopped rotating relative to the mantle and surface, researchers report in the January 23 Nature...
The rotation of Earth's inner core is slowing down | Space
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The new study shows that the inner core's slowing speed is caused by convection within the liquid iron outer core, which sustains Earth's magnetic field, and the pull of gravitational...
Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it …
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...
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.
Multidecadal variation of the Earth’s inner-core rotation
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Earth’s inner core gradually grows from the cooling and solidification of a liquid outer core to the present radius of ~1,220 km. The chemical buoyancy and latent heat released from the...
Differential rotation of the Earth’s inner core changes over …
WEBJan 23, 2023 · The Earth’s solid inner core is separated from the solid mantle by a liquid outer core, and thus the inner core can rotate inside the Earth. Rotation of the inner core is driven...
Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals
WEBJun 12, 2024 · The solid inner core, suspended within the liquid outer core and anchored by gravity, has been inferred to rotate relative to the surface of Earth or change over years to decades based on...
Earth’s Inner Core: A Shifting, Spinning Mystery’s Latest Twist
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Imagine Earth’s inner core — the dense center of our planet — as a heavy, metal ballerina. This iron-rich dancer is capable of pirouetting at ever-changing speeds. That core may be on the cusp...