An atlas has pictures of the same places as the globe but they are spread out over the pages, which allows you to see the world in more detail. This does have its drawbacks, as the Earth is round ...

NASA has shared an image of a galaxy that looks just like what it describes as a "sparkling snow globe." The galaxy, named UGC 8091, is situated around 7 million light-years from Earth ...

The Floating Earth is a 10m (33ft) wide model of the globe and is now on display at Queen’s Valley. It's made up of NASA images of the earth taken from space and has been created by artist Luke ...