The Equator is a line of latitude that bisects the globe at its widest point, and where the hours of light and darkness are equal throughout the year. The Equator passes through 13 countries ...

Since its inception on April 29, 1999, NASA's Earth Observatory (EO) has published over 18,000 image-driven stories, ...

V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, New Mexico in the 1940s and returned the first photos of Earth from space. The rockets were launched on a suborbital trajectory. The cameras continued ...

Earth, captured once a day by the EUMETSAT meteorological satellite, have been time-lapsed. (video looped) Credit: Simon ...

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The Intuitive Machines spacecraft, part of the IM-1 mission, has achieved a significant milestone by transmitting its initial set of images back to Earth. The captivating images mark a crucial ...

In 1946, a significant milestone in space exploration was achieved when a 35-millimeter motion picture camera captured the first-ever images of Earth from space. On October 24, 1946, the camera ...

After the devastation of Hurricane Helene and now Hurricane Milton hitting Florida, reports have been spreading on social media that hurricanes never cross the equator. This is true, but why?

The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space, capturing a stunning view of Earth and the moon. The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the ...

Prof Joanna Haigh from Imperial College London explains why this gas has played a crucial role in shaping the Earth's climate. Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been present in the atmosphere since the ...

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Some of Hera's instruments — designed to survey the impact site of NASA's successful asteroid-deflection test — snapped the images below. "Farewell, Earth!" the European Space Agency posted ...