Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a ...

We’ve all seen beautiful images of the Earth from space, some photographed by astronauts and others collected remotely by orbiting satellites. So why doesn’t our planet look round when we’re ...

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been more than 2000 years since humanity first not only discovered that planet Earth is round in shape, but was able to measure its size as well. Not only are ...

Ever wondered why Earth looks flat even though it's a sphere? The planet's massive size makes its curvature nearly impossible ...

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 wider ...

The Earth may have been originally flatter ... formation for a long time but never before had we thought to check the shape of the planets as they form in the simulations.