Flat Earth

The Earth is a sphere, a fact that dates to ancient Greece. But for a small segment of the population, this scientific fact is debatable. So-called Flat-Earthers truly believe our planet is a flat disc ringed by an ice wall. To keep up with all things flat, and round, Live Science reports on the news related to flat-Earth beliefs and the science supporting our round home.

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Gravity? What gravity?

Are flat-earthers being serious?

By Stephanie Pappas last updated

Flat-earthers believe one of the most curious conspiracy theories on the internet. Here's a look at what they believe and why.

Illustration of what a flat Earth might look like.

Flat-Earthers' Cruise Will Sail to Antarctica 'Ice Wall' at the Planet's Edge. Right.

By Mindy Weisberger published

A flat-Earthers conference promises a cruise to Antarctica.

Total Lunar Eclipse 2019

How Flat-Earthers Explain Total Lunar Eclipses

By Hanneke Weitering published

Flat-Earthers believe that the Earth is a flat disc ringed by an ice wall.

Why False Beliefs Are Hard to Shake

By Stephanie Pappas published

Why do some people seriously think the Earth is flat? Turns out, they aren't good at judging how certain they should be.

Illustration of a flat Earth.

One Conspiracy Theory at a Time: Flat-Earthers Don't Reject Climate Science

By Rafi Letzter published

In a viral exchange, the Flat Earth Society confirmed it's not on board with rejecting anthropogenic climate change.

Illustration of a flat Earth.

I Watched an Entire Flat Earth Convention — Here's What I Learned

By Harry T Dyer Lecturer in Education published

While flat Earthers seem to trust and support scientific methods, they don't trust scientists.

Most believers in a flat Earth think the planet is a flat disk surrounded by an ice wall.

Flat-Earthers Explain Why We Don't Fall Off the Edge of Our Planet, and It Involves Pac-Man

By Jeanna Bryner published

Their evidence included an odd Pac-Man effect.

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A Third of Young Millennials Are Confused About This Incontrovertible Fact

By Stephanie Pappas published

Younger people seem perplexed about whether Earth is round or flat.

Rocketeer flat-Earther “Mad” Mike Hughes launched his Liberty One rocket on the third attempt Saturday (March 24, 2018) near Amboy, California.

Flat-Earther Blasts Himself into the Sky on Homemade Rocket (and He Survives)

By Jeanna Bryner published

"Mad" Mike Hughes launched himself from the Mojave Desert on a self-made rocket before landing back to Earth, a little dinged up.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson wants everyone to know that the world is round.

Yep, the Earth Is Still Round, Neil deGrasse Tyson Says

By Elizabeth Howell published

"Cosmos" host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson recently shot down the ideas of anyone out there who still thinks the Earth is flat.

A camera shows SpaceX's Starman mannequin and Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as they fly above a ROUND Earth after launching on the first Falcon Heavy rocket test flight on Feb. 6, 2018.

Yup, Flat-Earthers Think the Falcon Heavy Launch Was a Conspiracy

By Stephanie Pappas published

Surprise: They don't believe it.

A man on Earth peers through the universe to what was believed in the middle ages to lie beyond.

Flat Earth: What Fuels the Internet's Strangest Conspiracy Theory?

By Stephanie Pappas published

Why do people reject more than 2,000 years of scientific understanding?

Illustration of a flat Earth.

8 Times Flat-Earthers Tried to Challenge Science (and Failed) in 2017

By Stephanie Pappas published

It was a good year for a very bad conspiracy theory.

This view of Earth's horizon was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station on June 13, 2003.

Even a Kid Can Prove the Earth Is Round: Here's How

By Ian Whittaker published

You don't need to build a rocket, like "Mad" Mike Hughes, to prove the Earth isn't flat – here's the simple science.

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US Government Shuts Down Flat-Earther's Rocket Launch

By Rafi Letzter published

"Mad" Mike is grounded.

Illustration of a flat Earth.

Flat-Earther to Launch Himself in Homemade Steam Rocket Saturday

By Mike Wall published

Illustration of a flat Earth.

What in the World? Flat-Earthers Gather at First Conference

By Stephanie Pappas published

A conference aimed at disputing the idea that the world is round just wrapped up in North Carolina. Here's what they talked about.

Earth from Space, Seen by Terry Virts

Astronauts to Flat-Earther B.o.B: We've Seen the Curve

By Mike Wall published

Some former astronauts have a message for flat-Earther B.o.B: The curve is real, and we've seen it.

University of Leicester students take stunning footage of the curvature of Earth from a high-altitude weather balloon.

7 Ways to Prove the Earth Is Round (Without Launching a Satellite)

By Stephanie Pappas published

Rapper B.o.B wants to launch a satellite into space to find out, once and for all, whether the Earth is flat or round. Here are seven other ways to prove our planet is spherical.

A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of the spherical planet Earth, on July 6, 2015.

Rapper B.o.B Is Trying to Launch a Satellite to Show the Earth Is Flat

By Stephanie Pappas published

A Georgia-based rapper wants to launch his own satellite to see if the Earth is round, and he's asking for money to do it.