Frequently updated selection of the most interesting science news stories in the world of science - As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases
Joined August 2021
- Tweets5.1K
- Following307
- Followers17.4K
- Likes23
🌍 This is a geoid model of Earth.
The bumps are greatly exaggerated for visualization.
They reveal variations in Earth’s gravity. ✨
This is the true shape of our planet, known as GEOID.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The video shows NASA's exaggerated geoid visualization (10,000x height scaling); real variations are ~±100 m on a ~6371 km radius planet and depict the gravitational equipotential surface, not physical shape.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5660/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoid
Physics can be surprisingly beautiful. 🤯
A simple experiment reveals the hidden behavior of liquids.
Science in action! 🧪✨
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a storm bigger than Earth.
It has been raging for hundreds of years.
Scientists still don’t fully understand why it lasts so long.
🤖 Made with AI
🔢 No one has found the hidden number yet…
What number can you see inside the box? 👀
Drop your answer in the comments!
