On Dec. 30, 1930, the first-ever photo of the Earth’s curvature was taken. This photo was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Albert ...
A March 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features an image of the Earth taken from outer space. “The first ‘photo’ of the curvature was published on April Fools Day,” reads the text in the ...
We modern stargazers can use Aristotle’s technique to demonstrate easily the Earth’s curvature by simply looking skyward while traveling to different latitudes. Credit: Creators.com illustration ...
Traveling can be boring sometimes. What happens when I get bored? I look for interesting problems and calculations. Above you can see the airport terminal inside the Atlanta airport. If you happen to ...
This cool image of the western United States was taken by a U.S. Air Force U-2 flying above 70,000 feet. At that altitude U-2 pilots, who have to wear full-pressure suits similar to those of ...
A high-altitude weather balloon was sent to space to test pollution tracking systems but it also captured beautiful near-space images of the Earth. Physics students from the University of Leicester ...
Flat-earthers bared the brunt of a few jokes online made by people who pointed to the live images of the spacex launch to prove the earth is round. Users on Twitter couldn't resist after Saturday's ...
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The Earth Is Round, and Is Also a Shifting, Squashed Spheroid
Learn how we know the Earth is round, and the science behind the shape of our gravitational field.
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