Google Earth has so many features that its hard to keep track of all its capabilities. Some of the features are almost hidden (like the built-in flight simulator) and others require some developer ...

It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

New "unprecedented" animations of the Earth show how the planet's surface has shifted and changed over the past 100 million years. These animations are the most detailed view of the history of Earth's ...

Ever wonder what's in the miles and miles of rocky crust just below your feet? James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist at the Japanese space agency (JAXA), asked himself that in 2019. So he sent a ...

Earth's oceans are absolutely terrifying, especially when you stop to think about how unexplored it is and how little we know about the creatures that call it home. Another frightening fact about the ...

All planetary systems have this point, called a barycenter, where their mass is perfectly balanced. For some systems - like Pluto and its moon, Charon - the barycenter is outside the planet. See more ...

Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know I like the ability to show satellite views of clouds over the Earth. To me it quickly illustrates how Google Earth can pull in information ...

Google may have just released one of the coolest animation apps of 2018: Google Earth Studio, a browser-based animation tool based on Google Earth’s 3d and satellite imagery. While many people already ...

I do love time-lapse animations of the Earth seen from the International Space Station, and if you do too, this is your lucky week: No fewer than three astonishing videos have been released in the ...

Earth in 250 million years won’t be the planet we know and love today. Plate tectonics theory reveals how plates comprising Earth’s outer shell glide atop the mantle, causing continents to drift apart ...

Have you ever wished the Jupiter or Saturn were closer to Earth? Saturn’s rings would offer a more interesting view than the Moon’s craters, right? Well, now you can stop imaging. Amateur astronomer, ...