When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images The equator is the imaginary line that horizontally ...

New research shows ancient tropical oceans once held more oxygen than cooler regions, reshaping where early life could ...

'This study presents the first physical evidence that Snowball Earth reached the heart of continents at the equator.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The equatorial coordinate system projects Earth's latitude and longitude onto the celestial sphere, using declination (angular distance from the celestial equator, measured in degrees) and right ...

The Earth is encircled by an imaginary line known as the equator. Positioned at 0 degrees latitude, it separates the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The equator is one of the five ...