Learn how we know the Earth is round, and the science behind the shape of our gravitational field.

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We all know the Earth is round. Not perfectly so but close enough. We live on an oblate spheroid, a slightly squashed sphere that's wider at the equator than around the poles. The difference between ...

The Earth is not flat, and that is a fact roundly agreed upon by scientists. But a video on Facebook claims to show otherwise. Text posted with the May 20 Facebook video said: “Compilation footage of ...

Every planet in our solar system is essentially round. But out in the universe, are there any planets that aren't spherical? Technically, planets are round, by definition; they need to have enough ...

This 2014 image of a tropical storm from the International Space Station clearly shows Earth's curvature. NOAA/Getty Images An average adult is between 5 feet and 6 feet 6 inches tall (1.5 to 2 meters ...

One of the most exciting questions, particularly when we are discovering that our planet is a ball, is, ‘Why don’t people on ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre carbon-rich planet orbiting a neutron star, PSR J2322-2650b, with soot clouds and ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

The only way to see the curve of the Earth is to fly more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) above its surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Kelly R. MacGregor receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the Keck Geology Consortium and the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). The answer is all about ...