A very large asteroid impact 65 million years ago, which created the 300-kilometer-wide (180-mile-wide) Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula, is thought to have contributed to the extinction of about 75 percent of marine and land animals on Earth at source
A very large asteroid impact 65 million years ago, which created the 300-kilometer-wide (180-mile-wide) Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula, is thought to have contributed to the extinction of about 75 percent of marine and land animals on Earth at
A 150 pounds (68 kg.) Person on Earth, would weigh 351 lbs. (159 kg.) on Jupiter, 57 lbs. source
A 150 pounds (68 kg.) Person on Earth, would weigh 351 lbs. (159 kg.) on Jupiter, 57 lbs.
All of the planets are round because of gravity. When our Solar System was forming, gravity gathered billions of pieces of gas and dust into clumps which grew larger and larger to become the planets. source
All of the planets are round because of gravity. When our Solar System was forming, gravity gathered billions of pieces of gas and dust into clumps which grew larger and larger to become the planets.
The average distance of the Moon from the Earth is 384,400 km (238,900 mi) source
The average distance of the Moon from the Earth is 384,400 km (238,900 mi)
Jupiter is the largest, at 318 Earth masses, whereas Mercury is the smallest, at 0.055 Earth masses.
Mercury is a rocky body like Earth. It is the smallest planet in the Solar System, with an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 kilometres (1,516.0 mi).
On January 21.2004 ; NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. source
On January 21.2004 ; NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
Most of the stars in the Universe, including all stars outside our galaxy, the Milky Way, are invisible to the naked eye from Earth. source
Most of the stars in the Universe, including all stars outside our galaxy, the Milky Way, are invisible to the naked eye from Earth.
On January 24.2009 ;Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies. source
On January 24.2009 ;Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
On February 1.2003 ; Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. source
On February 1.2003 ; Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
On February 8.1974 ; After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth. source
On February 8.1974 ; After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
Did you know? Like every country "Earth" also have its flag.
On February 26.1971 ; U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day. source
On February 26.1971 ; U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
The mean distance of the Sun's center to Earth's center is approximately 1 astronomical unit (about 150,000,000 km; 93,000,000 mi)
The average luminance of the Sun is about 1.88 giga candela per square metre, but as viewed through Earth's atmosphere, this is lowered to about 1.44 Gcd/m2. source
The average luminance of the Sun is about 1.88 giga candela per square metre, but as viewed through Earth's atmosphere, this is lowered to about 1.44 Gcd/m2.
On May 10.1960 ; The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. source
On May 10.1960 ; The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
On July 10.1913 ; The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (57 °C), the highest temperature ever to be recorded on Earth. source
On July 10.1913 ; The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (57 °C), the highest temperature ever to be recorded on Earth.
On August 28.1859 ; The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted. source
On August 28.1859 ; The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.
On August 29.1965 ; The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean. source
On August 29.1965 ; The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
On November 8.2011 ; The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976. source
On November 8.2011 ; The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
The biodiversity of plant species is the highest on Earth. source
The biodiversity of plant species is the highest on Earth.
More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct. source
More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct.
1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Earth Orbits the Sun. source
1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Earth Orbits the Sun.
As of October 2015, the Earth had warmed by about 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, when records begin at a global scale. source
As of October 2015, the Earth had warmed by about 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, when records begin at a global scale.
The distance from Earth to the Sun is 1 astronomical unit (150,000,000 km).