Interesting facts about Earth you might not know ©Getty Images Earth serves as our fragile and precious home. As far as scientists are aware, it's the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Sound as we know it does not exist in space. That’s because, on Earth, sound mainly travels to our ears via vibrating air molecules. Because space is a vacuum, meaning there is no matter at all ...

Brr! But in sunlight near Earth, temperatures can swing to a boiling 250 degrees Fahrenheit. That's why astronauts wear reflective white spacesuits. Unimpeded, light can move at 299,792,458 meters ...

Earth is home to some truly mind-boggling landscapes, from salt-covered deserts to giant, underwater waterfalls. Geological and biological processes, together with climates and inevitable wear-and ...