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.

Like a golden thread circling the Earth, the equator sprinkles a bit of tourist magic in 11 countries. View on euronews ...

After hearing my guide's thorough explanation about the work of French astronomers there in the 18th Century, I asked if this yellow line really did represent the equator. "No, it's actually 240m ...

Ice ages triggered by massive collisions at Earth’s equator, study reveals. Tectonic plates smashing into each other lead to huge volumes of CO2 being sucked from atmosphere and temperatures diving ...

Earth's now steamy Equator was covered with ice 716 million years ago, according to a new study. ... (prehistoric time line). "This is just all to say that Earth is sensitive, ...