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Earth

How fast is Earth spinning where you live in India?

Everyone in India is moving at well over 1,000 km/h without feeling a thing. We calculated the speed for each city, then added Earth’s orbit, the Sun’s path around the galaxy, and what all that does to your weight.

CosmosLens EditorsNovember 10, 20264 min read

Earth, half in shadow, rising above the gray, cratered horizon of the Moon against black space.

ExplorationEssay

Earthrise, and every picture of home since

A photograph taken on Christmas Eve 1968 changed how people saw the planet, and it was turned on its side before anyone saw it. What the most famous pictures of Earth show, and what we did to them.

CosmosLens EditorsNovember 8, 20264 min read