Earth's inner core

Mysterious ‘backtracking’: Why we may soon have longer days

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Mysterious ‘backtracking’: Why we may soon have longer days

NEW DELHI: New research has confirmed that Earth’s inner core, a moon-sized chunk of solid iron and nickel located over 3,000 miles below the surface, has been spinning unusually slowly for the past 14 years. This slowdown could potentially lengthen Earth’s days, though any changes would likely be imperceptible to humans.Inner core dynamicsAs per a … Read more

Earth’s inner core ‘unambiguously’ slowing down, could change day’s length, study finds

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Earth’s inner core ‘unambiguously’ slowing down, could change day’s length, study finds

NEW DELHI: A new study has provided “unambiguous evidence” that the Earth’s inner core began to slow down its rotation in 2010, compared to the planet’s surface. Researchers said that the slowing down could change the length of one day on the Earth by fractions of a second. The Earth’s inner core, a solid sphere … Read more