These different map representations are called projections. Oh hello! I’m just working out where I am by using this world, er…globe to give it its proper name. A globe is a model of planet ...

Marine Traffic map lets anyone trace a vessel that has a position ‘transponder’ similar to those used by aircraft Transponder broadcasts the ships’ position, name, course and speed allowing ...

Windy planet: Artist’s visualisation of WASP-127b, a giant gas planet located about 520 light-years from Earth. (Courtesy: ESO/L Calçada) Astronomers have constructed the first “weather map” of the ...