NASA’s new video is also just fun to watch. The animation shows what the seafloor looks like off the coasts of Mexico, South ...

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

Asteroids of this size regularly pass through the Earth's neighborhood, often unnoticed, unless they are actively tracked by NASA and other space agencies. The continuous monitoring of near-Earth ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday at 2:49 a.m. EDT (0649 GMT; 11:49 p.m. on ...

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the ...

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...

Located off the coast of Ecuador, Paramount seamount is among the kinds of ocean floor features that certain ocean-observing ...

The Euclid space telescope released its first astronomical data, revealing insights into dark matter and dark energy.

The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope's mission to map the ...