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Astronaut Photos Create a Map of the World

April 2, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter If you could spend a few months — or even a few days — living aboard the ISS, what would you take pictures of? Earth, most likely, with your favorite landforms and your family’s and friends’ hometowns ranking high on the list. [...]

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How Old Is The Earth?

August 14, 2012

How old is the Earth? Scientists think that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. Coincidentally, this is the same age as the rest of the planets in the Solar System, as well as the Sun. Of course, it’s not a coincidence; the Sun and the planets all formed together from a diffuse cloud of [...]

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How Was the Earth Formed?

October 24, 2010

Just how was the Earth created? In some fiery furnace atop a great mountain?On some divine forge with the hammer of the gods shaping out of pure ether? How about of a great ocean known as chaos? These all sound familiar? Interestingly enough, these ancient creation stories contain an element of scientific fact to them. [...]

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Amazing World Pictures

August 26, 2010

Here are some amazing Earth pictures. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”. Here’s an nice view from space of the dust storm that happened in Gobi Desert. This image was taken during the STS-66 [...]

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Picture of the World

March 19, 2010

Here are some pictures of the world. You can turn any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then right-click and choose “Set as Desktop Background”. This is a spectacular full view of our planet earth. It was taken by the Apollo 17 during their [...]

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