Earth

Landsat 7

Vehicle

American Earth observation satellite

Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

Vehicle

NASA orbital observatory which studied Earth's atmosphere, particularly the ozone layer, and which re-entered the atmosphere in 2011

Envisat

Vehicle

former Earth observation satellite of the European Space Agency

Aqua

Vehicle

NASA Earth observation satellite

Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite

Vehicle

Japanese Earth observation satellite

Ikonos

Vehicle

commercial Earth observation satellite

CALIPSO

Vehicle

decommissioned joint NASA and CNES Earth observation satellite

CloudSat

Vehicle

decommissioned NASA Earth observation satellite

Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity

Vehicle

ESA Earth observation satellite

TerraSAR-X

Vehicle

Earth observing satellite

Landsat 5

Vehicle

Earth observation satellite

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3

Vehicle

North Korean Earth observation satellite, lost in a launch failure

Aura

Vehicle

NASA Earth observation satellite

Landsat 8

Vehicle

American Earth observation satellite

GeoEye-1

Vehicle

commercial Earth observation satellite

PROBA-1

Vehicle

ESA Earth observation satellite

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4

Vehicle

North Korean Earth observation satellite

Seasat

Vehicle

Earth-orbiting satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans

Landsat 9

Vehicle

American Earth observation satellite

The Greatest Show on Earth

Movie

1952 film by Cecil B. DeMille

After Earth

Movie

2013 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie

2008 film directed by Scott Derrickson

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Movie

2008 film directed by Eric Brevig

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie

1951 US science fiction horror film directed by Robert Wise

The Man from Earth

Movie

2007 film by Richard Schenkman

Battlefield Earth

Movie

2000 film directed by Roger Christian

Earthquake

Movie

1974 film directed by Mark Robson

Earthlings

Movie

2005 film by Shaun Monson

Aryabhata

Person

Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.

Eartha Kitt

Person

American singer and actress (1927–2008)

Inge Lehmann

Person

Danish seismologist who discovered the Earth's inner core (1888-1993)

William C. McCool

Person

U.S. Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003

heavy-lift launch vehicle

Class

orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting heavy payloads to low-Earth orbit

super heavy-lift launch vehicle

Class

orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting very heavy payloads to low-Earth orbit

small-lift launch vehicle

Class

orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting small payloads to low-Earth orbit

medium-lift launch vehicle

Class

orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting moderate payloads to low-Earth orbit

Mount Everest

Mountain

Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas

K2

Mountain

2nd-highest mountain on Earth

Lhotse

Mountain

Earth's 4th-highest mountain

geology

Thing

study of the composition, structure, physical properties, and history of Earth's components, and the processes by which they are shaped

Earth science

Thing

fields of science dealing with planet Earth and its nearby planets in space

geophysics

Thing

study of physical processes and phenomena occurring in the Earth and in its vicinity, and of their characteristics

International Space Station

Organization

modular space station in low Earth orbit

Mir

Organization

1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

Tiangong space station

Organization

Chinese space station in low Earth orbit

paleontology

Intangible

scientific study of the past of life on Earth through fossils

soil science

Intangible

study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth

Voyager 1

Thing

space probe launched by NASA to study the outer Solar System, furthest spacecraft from Earth

Voyager 2

Thing

space probe launched by NASA to study the outer Solar System, second furthest spacecraft from Earth after Voyager 1

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Visual Artwork

1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne

From the Earth to the Moon

Visual Artwork

1865 novel by Jules Verne

structural geology

Intangible

science of the description and interpretation of deformation in the earth's crust independent of extent

historical geology

Intangible

academic discipline that uses the principles and techniques of geology to reconstruct and understand the geological history of Earth

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Organization

center for ocean and Earth science research

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Organization

German research institute on climate impacts, Earth system science and climate policy

Sentinel-1

Class

model of synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite

Sentinel-2

Class

model of Earth observation satellite

SPOT

Class

series of Earth observation satellites

Indian Remote Sensing

Class

series of Earth Observation satellites

mining

Thing

extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth

hydrology

Thing

science that deals with the water above, on and below the land surface of the earth

astrobiology

Thing

study of the formation of life on Earth and elsewhere on other planets in outer space

Sputnik 1

Vehicle

first artificial Earth satellite

space probe

Class

unmanned robotic spacecraft that doesn't orbit the Earth, but, instead, explores further into outer space

Earth, Wind & Fire

Organization

American musical group

earthquake engineering

Thing

interdisciplinary branch of engineering

Earth observation satellite

Class

artificial satellite specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit

Vanguard 1

Vehicle

fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite

geophone

Class

Device that converts ground movement (velocity) into voltage, which may be recorded at a recording station. The deviation of this measured voltage from the base line is called the seismic response and is analyzed for structure of the earth.

Black Knight satellite conspiracy theory

Thing

alleged Earth satellite of extraterrestrial origin

2008 TC3

Place

small asteroid which entered Earth's atmosphere in October 2008

Kosmos 482

Thing

Soviet Venera spacecraft which failed to escape Earth orbit

Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

Vehicle

ESA satellite which mapped Earth's gravity field

stellar astronomy

Thing

astronomy of self-luminous gaseous celestial bodies of great mass whose shape is usually spheroidal and whose size may be as small as the earth or larger than the earth's orbit

Vanguard 2

Vehicle

Earth-orbiting weather satellite

Earth Simulator

Software Application

highly parallel vector supercomputer system for running global climate models

Explorer 6

Vehicle

NASA earth science satellite launched in 1959

BelKA

Vehicle

failed Belarusian Earth satellite

Geosat

Vehicle

U.S. Navy Earth observation satellite

Swarm

Class

ESA's space program to study Earth's magnetic field