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Earth is screaming through space at 1.3 million mph. A simple animation by a former NASA scientist shows what that looks like.
A simple animation created by planetary scientist James O'Donoghue puts the whole thing in perspective. "People often talk about how we are standing on a ball (Earth) which rotates at great speed ...
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Animated map of how Earth will look in 250 million years
Scotese studies how plate tectonics and a warming climate will change Earth's appearance in the future, and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from ...
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The winter solstice is on Monday. A planetary scientist's simple animation explains what solstices are and how they work.
created an animation that neatly summarizes how these events work, along with their relationship to the equinoxes. Solstices and equinoxes are the products of Earth's axial tilt: the degree to ...
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The fall equinox is on Wednesday. A simple animation shows what equinoxes are and why they mark the change of season.
though since Earth moves around the sun at about 66,600 mph.) To illustrate what's going on during an equinox, planetary scientist James O'Donoghue created an animation (below) last year.