Jul 8, 2020
How the Ancient Greeks Figured Out the Earth wasn’t Flat (and solved the circumference too)
Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.
Tag: earth
Jul 7, 2020
Just a Beautiful Photo of Earth Taken in 1967 from 18,000 km Away
Taken from an altitude of 18,000 km by an automatic camera aboard Apollo 4
Jun 15, 2020
This is What a Sunset on Earth Looks Like From Space
Photo by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst
Jun 8, 2020
If You Stabilize the Sky Instead of the Ground You Get Surreal Views of Earth Like This
Astrophotographer Bartosz Wojczyński created this fascinating timelapse of the Earth’s rotation
Oct 3, 2019
This Real-Time Visual Shows How ‘Slow’ Light Travels in the Vastness of Space
I love how elegantly a simple visualization can explain concepts like these
Sep 16, 2019
Something Quite Familiar Lurks in the Deepest Darkest Depths of the Ocean
But of course
Apr 20, 2019
Lil Dicky Wrote a Love Song to Earth With a Ridiculous Amount of Cameos
Featuring: Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Zac Brown, Brendon Urie, Hailee Steinfeld, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Adam Levine, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, SIA, Miley Cyrus, Lil Jon, Rita Ora, Miguel, Katy Perry, Lil Yachty, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, Joel Embiid, Tory Lanez, John Legend, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Psy, and Kris Wu
Feb 13, 2019
What the World Looks Like From the International Space Station
A 4K timelapse tour of Earth as seen by astronauts onboard the ISS
