Science

Interactive stories using data to explore the physical world, from Earth and space to the forces and processes that shape everyday life.

Drop the ball on eight worlds

Same ball, same height, different gravity. Drop a planet on its own to feel the difference, or drop them all together and watch the race.

Follow the moving line between day and night as it sweeps the Earth, and compare how local time changes around the world.

See where humans are in space right now, and compare their tiny presence with the much larger network of satellites and debris around Earth.

Stand beneath the night sky across 300,000 years and see how familiar constellations slowly change as their stars move through space.

Satellite fire detections plotted at their real locations, revealing the shape of the world without countries, coastlines or borders.

Explore recent earthquakes from live USGS data, comparing magnitude, depth and timing to reveal how much seismic activity usually goes unnoticed.