ESA ran a full-scale solar storm drill to prepare for the next Carrington Event - an eruption powerful enough to disrupt life on Earth.

We know the Earth’s inner core is largely solid, which sets a ceiling on its temperature, and in turn, how much heat dark ...

Cartoon of the Earth with cutaway showing the mantle and inner and outer core. Magnetic field lines produced by the geodynamo extend into space and interact with the solar wind.The iron-rich core at ...

We know the temperature of Earth's inner core is very roughly about 5,000 Kelvin (K) (4,727°C). It was once liquid, but has cooled and become solid over time, expanding outwards in the process. As it ...

For years, the secrets of Earth’s inner core have remained concealed beneath layers of rock and metal, making it one of the most challenging areas of study in planetary science. Despite its ...

Mars keeps its secrets well, but it just gave up a big one. A new study reports the first seismic evidence that the planet has a solid inner core, a part of Mars many scientists long suspected was ...

The findings will help guide scientists towards a better understanding of Mars’ evolution as a planet. Credit: JPL-Caltech Seismic studies reveal Mars may have a solid inner core. The result deepens ...

The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...

Alfred Wilson-Spencer receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grants NE/T000228/1 and NE/V010867/1. He works for the University of Leeds. The iron-rich core at the centre ...

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...

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The bold question-askers at What If explore the consequences if Earth’s core completely cooled down. Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says What ...