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Earth’s Inner Core Might Be Slowing Down and Changing Shape, New Study Reveals
Research suggests Earth’s inner core, a metal sphere within the molten outer core, is slowing its spin and reshaping. Seismic wave analyses from earthquakes reveal discrepancies indicating deformation on the core’s surface or changes in rotation. John Vidale, a geophysicist from the University of Southern California, presented these findings, s...
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Neutron Star in 4U 1820-30 Spins at Record-Breaking 716 Rotations Per Second
Astronomers have detected a neutron star in the binary system 4U 1820-30 spinning at 716 times per second, breaking records for speed. Located 26,000 light-years from Earth, the star's surface releases explosive thermonuclear bursts that make it shine up to 100,000 times brighter than the Sun. This discovery offers new insights into the extreme pro...
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China's Gigantic Hydroelectric Dam Has Earth-Shifting Capabilities, Scientists Say
The world's largest hydroelectric dam in China called the Three Gorges Dam is a very huge infrastructure project that is affecting the spin of Earth, according to IFL Science.
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A23a: Iceberg That Broke Free In 1986 Still Spinning Today
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has been spinning in its place just north of Antarctica for months instead of being swept along by Earth's most powerful ocean current.
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Explained: Earth's Polar Vortex Spins Backwards, Scientists Taken Aback
Scientists were taken aback, earlier this month, when they noticed that the Arctic's polar vortex has changed its course and has started spinning in the opposite direction.
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What If The Earth Stops Spinning? Results Will Be Devastating, Say Experts
The Earth is spinning in space, which is pretty much empty. In space, there is not even air to push against and slow down the Earth's spin.
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NASA's X-Ray Telescopes Capture Mysterious 'Ghost Hand' In Space
NASA's new X-ray telescope observed the haunting 'bones' of a ghostly cosmic hand 16,000 light-years from Earth for a record 17 days.
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Groundwater Pumping Tilting Earth's Spin, May Impact Climate, Says Study
The research found that during the study period, most water was redistributed in western North America and northwestern India.
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Study Says Earth's Inner Core Rotating Slower Than Surface
New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience analysed seismic waves from repeating earthquakes over the last six decades.
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Astronomers Spot Hot Gas Bubble Spinning Clockwise Around Milky Way Black Hole
Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy at "mind blowing" speeds. The detection of the bubble, which only survived for a few hours, is hoped to provide insight into how these invisible, insatiable, galactic monsters work.
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Huge Solar Flare Emerging From New Region On Sun's Surface Captured In Stunning NASA Image
American Space Agency NASA has spotted a huge solar flare erupting from the side of the Sun which may be the result of a highly active solar area spinning in this direction.
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Earth Completes Rotation In Less Than 24-Hours, Smashes Record Again For Shortest Day
On July 29, the Earth broke its record for the shortest day as it completed a full spin in just 1.59 milliseconds, or slightly more than one-thousandth of a second, which is shorter than its standard 24-hour rotation.
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Neutron Star Becomes Heaviest Celestial Object With 2.35 Times Mass of Sun
Researchers have recently observed a collapsed dense neutron star shredding and devouring its stellar companion to become one of the heaviest neutron stars ever spotted. The star has a mass 2.35 times that of the Sun and spins at a speed of 707 rounds per second. The finding may now give astronomers an insight into the weird quantum state of matter...
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A Spinning Binary Radio Pulsar Proves Einstein's Theory
An international team of astrophysicists witnessed how the spinning of a celestial body twists space and time, further confirming Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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Stars Need a Partner to Create Universe's Brightest Explosions, Study Claims
The new research solves the mystery of how stars spin fast enough to create conditions to launch a jet of highly energetic material into space and has found that tidal effects like those between the Moon and the Earth are the answer.
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Earth’s Inner Core Might Be Slowing Down and Changing Shape, New Study Reveals
Research suggests Earth’s inner core, a metal sphere within the molten outer core, is slowing its spin and reshaping. Seismic wave analyses from earthquakes reveal discrepancies indicating deformation on the core’s surface or changes in rotation. John Vidale, a geophysicist from the University of Southern California, presented these findings, s...
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Neutron Star in 4U 1820-30 Spins at Record-Breaking 716 Rotations Per Second
Astronomers have detected a neutron star in the binary system 4U 1820-30 spinning at 716 times per second, breaking records for speed. Located 26,000 light-years from Earth, the star's surface releases explosive thermonuclear bursts that make it shine up to 100,000 times brighter than the Sun. This discovery offers new insights into the extreme pro...
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China's Gigantic Hydroelectric Dam Has Earth-Shifting Capabilities, Scientists Say
The world's largest hydroelectric dam in China called the Three Gorges Dam is a very huge infrastructure project that is affecting the spin of Earth, according to IFL Science.
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A23a: Iceberg That Broke Free In 1986 Still Spinning Today
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has been spinning in its place just north of Antarctica for months instead of being swept along by Earth's most powerful ocean current.
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Explained: Earth's Polar Vortex Spins Backwards, Scientists Taken Aback
Scientists were taken aback, earlier this month, when they noticed that the Arctic's polar vortex has changed its course and has started spinning in the opposite direction.
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What If The Earth Stops Spinning? Results Will Be Devastating, Say Experts
The Earth is spinning in space, which is pretty much empty. In space, there is not even air to push against and slow down the Earth's spin.
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NASA's X-Ray Telescopes Capture Mysterious 'Ghost Hand' In Space
NASA's new X-ray telescope observed the haunting 'bones' of a ghostly cosmic hand 16,000 light-years from Earth for a record 17 days.
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Groundwater Pumping Tilting Earth's Spin, May Impact Climate, Says Study
The research found that during the study period, most water was redistributed in western North America and northwestern India.
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Study Says Earth's Inner Core Rotating Slower Than Surface
New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience analysed seismic waves from repeating earthquakes over the last six decades.
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Astronomers Spot Hot Gas Bubble Spinning Clockwise Around Milky Way Black Hole
Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy at "mind blowing" speeds. The detection of the bubble, which only survived for a few hours, is hoped to provide insight into how these invisible, insatiable, galactic monsters work.
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Huge Solar Flare Emerging From New Region On Sun's Surface Captured In Stunning NASA Image
American Space Agency NASA has spotted a huge solar flare erupting from the side of the Sun which may be the result of a highly active solar area spinning in this direction.
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Earth Completes Rotation In Less Than 24-Hours, Smashes Record Again For Shortest Day
On July 29, the Earth broke its record for the shortest day as it completed a full spin in just 1.59 milliseconds, or slightly more than one-thousandth of a second, which is shorter than its standard 24-hour rotation.
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Neutron Star Becomes Heaviest Celestial Object With 2.35 Times Mass of Sun
Researchers have recently observed a collapsed dense neutron star shredding and devouring its stellar companion to become one of the heaviest neutron stars ever spotted. The star has a mass 2.35 times that of the Sun and spins at a speed of 707 rounds per second. The finding may now give astronomers an insight into the weird quantum state of matter...
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A Spinning Binary Radio Pulsar Proves Einstein's Theory
An international team of astrophysicists witnessed how the spinning of a celestial body twists space and time, further confirming Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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Stars Need a Partner to Create Universe's Brightest Explosions, Study Claims
The new research solves the mystery of how stars spin fast enough to create conditions to launch a jet of highly energetic material into space and has found that tidal effects like those between the Moon and the Earth are the answer.
