Earth's iron core stays solid because its atoms shuffle
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Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden used computer simulations to model how atoms move in the inner iron core.
Liquid Iron Protects Earth LIQUID IRON HARDENS DEEP IN THE CORE
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Something very weird is happening inside Earth's core
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A Very Short Introduction to Planet Earth - English Plus Podcast
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Mercury has a massive solid inner core
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What is going on with Earth's inner core? Spinning, stopping
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50 years ago, a new theory of Earth's core began solidifying
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Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth's 'solid' core
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Earth's inner core - Wikipedia
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Earth: Facts about the Blue Planet
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Low viscosity of the Earth's inner core
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Scientists discover bizarre molten iron 'jet stream' in Earth's