The Flat Earth Society considers the notion of a round earth to be a conspiracy. picked by glik 3 years ago

Don't believe me? In that case, you are an infidel and a heretic. Conversation between two Iraqis, one a astronomer and the other a physicist. The astronomer insists that the physicist has it wrong, that the flat, smaller sun circles the flat larger Earth. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Guest on "The View" can't decide if the earth is flat or round. Hosts on "The View" become confused on the issue as well. picked by coldbladed 3 years ago

Kei is looking for a new flat in Tokyo, one closer to our office. Today he took an hour off to go and check one in central Tokyo (5 minutes away from Tokyo's main train station, the heart of Tokyo)… picked by kakana 1 year ago

A brand-new 37-inch Sony flat screen television for $100? Great deal ... or is it? picked by nateebiinature 1 year ago

The Japanese lunar orbiter "Kaguya" saw earth, moon and sun line up on April 6, 2008 and captured another "Earth-rise" and "Earth-set" HDTV video - this time when the Earth was full. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of warm cloak of plasma around Earth. This newfound feature is part of the magnetosphere, a shield of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surround and protect Earth from the onslaught of the solar wind. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It’s exactly forty years ago today that Neil Armstrong took man’s first step on the moon.

And to mark the historic occasion Google Earth has taken the same leap in cyberspace.

The search engine leader today launched Moon in Google Earth, an interactive 3D atlas of the moon which allows space fans to take their very own virtual steps on the surface of our closest satellite. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Beetles first appeared on Earth at the same time as the earliest dinosaurs but turned out to be much better survivors, a new evolutionary study has shown. Today, there are an estimated 350,000 known species of beetle on Earth, and probably several million more yet to be discovered, say scientists. The insects account for about a quarter of all life forms on the planet. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Google Earth has some amazing and interesting images to be found. Here are a few, shown in video form (if you can ignore the cheesy music). picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

1. Gravity is not the same over the surface of the Earth, 2. Atmosphere 'escapes', 3. The Earth is slowing down... picked by ubikuor 3 years ago

The following is not a futuristic scenario. It is not science fiction. It is a demonstration of the capabilities of GIS to model the results of an extremely unlikely, yet intellectually fascinating query: What would happen if the earth stopped spinning? picked by bornbad 1 month ago

If aliens ever visit Earth, they'll be coming to reprimand us for bad behavior. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

What makes up our world? Dive into this photo-mosaic portrait of the Earth to see it through the eyes of users like you. It's made up of hundreds of photos of the natural world, each submitted by users to My Shot. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A combination of roads and some storm damage to trees created a very realistic Canvas-Earth type picture.

For those who don't aren't familar with the term, "Canvas Earth":
picked by 2manyusernames 4 years ago

Syntax-Brillian Corp. has made a splash with its Olevia brand of flat-panel TV sets, marketing them as high-quality, low-cost alternatives to the offerings of larger competitors such as Samsung and Panasonic. picked by ROBFOURYQR 4 years ago

In this essay, the father of the SMART-1 lunar mission, Bernard Foing of the European Space Agency, looks at the effect the Moon has had on the Earth, and explores how different our world would be if we had no planetary companion. Would life have evolved differently, or at all without our Luna? picked by DrNothing 3 years ago

An asteroid of a similar size to a rock that exploded above Siberia in 1908 with the force of a thousand atomic bombs whizzed close past Earth on Monday, astronomers said on Tuesday. 2009 DD45, estimated to be between 21 and 47 meters (68 and 152 feet) across, raced by at 1344 GMT on Monday, the Planetary Society and astronomers' blogs reported. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The 1939 MGM cartoon about a post-apocalyptic world populated by animals. Two young squirrels, ask their grandfather on Christmas Eve what the "men" are in the lyric "Peace on Earth, good will to men." Grandpa Squirrel tells them the history of the humans, focusing on the neverending wars men waged and how the wars ended with the death of the last man on Earth, a soldier. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A spacecraft sent on a mission to inspect comets has filmed the Earth and its moon from 31 million miles away, making an alien's-eye view of our world. VIDEO picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago