The "flat and non-rotating" terminology found in NASA papers is a common technique in aerospace engineering to generalize mathematic equations.

In the age of Google Earth, watches that triangulate and cars with built-in GPS, there's something about a globe — a spherical representation of the world in miniature — that somehow endures.

A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of planet Earth represented on a sphere where, sometimes, the topography of the surface is shown (obviously exaggerated because, depending on the scale, it ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its significance.

GLOBE program activities, developed by the scientific community and validated by teachers, focus on Earth science topics with research-quality methods.

Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. In the age of Google Earth, watches that triangulate ...

In the age of Google Earth, watches that triangulate and cars with built-in GPS, there’s something about a globe — a spherical representation of the world in miniature — that somehow endures.