Tom PattersonThe Equal Earth map projection. An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past ...

True. But that isn’t the point. See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is ...

Earth is expected to spin slightly faster on three specific days in July and August: July 9, July 22 and August 5. This could ...

This Is The Most Accurate Flat Map Of Earth. Complete the form below to listen to the audio version of this article. ... However, it also results in distortions of size and shape.

An ellipsoid — the shape of a yoga ball when you're sitting on it — is a more accurate description of Earth's overall shape. But to a rotating satellite, an ellipsoid isn't quite right either.

This article was originally published on Nov. 3, 2016. Our maps have been lying to us for centuries. The standard classroom maps we all learned geography from are based on the Mercator projection, a ...

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show.

The result is the most accurate map of eclipse paths ever created. Traditionally, eclipse maps have been constructed from the assumption that the Moon is a perfect sphere and that all observers on ...

Given this, Barker et al. estimate that – in the absence of rising anthropogenic greenhouse gasses – the next glacial period would likely begin within the next 11,000 years as Earth’s ...

The key players in these cycles are Earth's obliquity, the precession of its rotational axis and the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun. Get the Space.com Newsletter ...

Over the next 200 years, its mission expanded to cover the practice of geodesy: the science of calculating the shape of the Earth, its orientation in space, and its gravitational field.