This Could Be The Most Accurate Flat World Map Ever Made

Admit it. We all have our favorite world map, where the place we call home sits right at the center. When that world map is flipped upside down or shifted to the left or right, everything feels… unbalanced.   More than just a classroom squabble, it’s a reflection of how maps can shape how we … Read more

41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator

If you want to be dazzled by a spectacular northern lights display, your best bet is to skywatch near the North Pole. But that wasn’t the case 41,000 years ago, when a disruption of Earth’s magnetic field sent auroras wandering toward the equator. During this geomagnetic disturbance, known as the Laschamp event or the Laschamp … Read more

Water on Mars: Large deposits found below the surface at the equator

Previous discoveries of water on Mars were limited to the poles or deep underground, but water deposits spotted near the surface at the equator could be easily accessed by future astronauts Space 16 December 2021 By Alex Wilkins Candor Chasma is part of Valles Marineris, near the Candor Chaos region ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum), CC … Read more