From space, the Earth looks like a sphere or a ball ... including the United Kingdom. Maps are useful tools to help people navigate and locate places and features. Maps of different countries ...

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

She was speaking here at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting - the largest annual gathering of Earth and space scientists ... a sea-ice thickness map for the Arctic.