Scientists investigate mysterious giant scar stretching across Mars
Scientists are investigating a huge, mysterious scar spanning the length of Mars, but they don’t know how it formed there. The incredible formation, which stretches some 600 kilometers (373 miles) — longer than the Grand Canyon at 446 kilometers (227 miles) — was photographed by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft. The scar, known as Aganippe Fossa, […]
New research finds Earth’s core slowed so significantly it reversed course, scientists not exactly sure of effects
At the center of the Earth is a solid metal sphere that rotates independently of the Earth’s rotation. Scientists have debated the speed and direction of the inner core’s rotation. However, new research suggests that the speed of the inner core appears to have changed in recent years. However, researchers are not exactly sure if […]