As well as the equator having lower gravity, Earth's spin is faster there, giving rockets an extra boost when launched from the line. Today, the equator passes through 13 countries. Can you name ...

No hurricane has ever crossed the equator, and that is because it quite literally cannot,” says meteorologist and hurr ...

The equator is also an ideal spot for rocket launches into space. As well as the equator having lower gravity, Earth's spin is faster there, giving rockets an extra boost when launched from the line.

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The Earth would forever block your view of the Big Dipper, Polaris, and other exclusively northern sights. Advertisement Things change if you’re on the Equator.

To help locate where a place is in the world, people use imaginary lines called latitude and longitude. Find out more with this year 3/4 BBC Bitesize geography guide.

It’s liquified because it’s hot — 8,132 to 9,932 degrees F — it sloshes in response to the spinning of the Earth on its axis (1,029 mph at the equator).

Earth's now steamy Equator was covered with ice 716 million years ago, according to a new study. The finding appears to add solid evidence to the theory of an ancient "snowball Earth." ...