Even from space, you wouldn't detect something important about Earth's shape: It's not perfectly round. It's actually a slightly oblate spheroid, or an ellipsoid. This means it is a little bit ...

Professor of Geology, Macalester College Since the ancient Greeks made observations of the Moon and the sky, scientists have ...

We've all seen magnificent images of Earth from space, some photographed by astronauts and others collected by orbiting satellites. So why doesn't our planet seem round when we stand in a park or look ...

Not quite a sphere Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a slightly oblate spheroid, or an ellipsoid.

The terrific astronomical trio of Copernicus, Isaac Newton and Galileo explain how they each came to their universal scientific conclusions (including that the Earth goes round the Sun ...

After observing this, he admitted the Earth is round and expressed gratitude for the trip. Read Also: Unwanted danger on Christmas Eve? A massive 210-foot asteroid is coming towards Earth at ...

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