As the satellite orbits Earth, these overlapping swaths create a two-dimensional map of the planet’s water surface, covering nearly all the world’s oceans as well as large rivers, lakes, and ...

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL–Caltech A super-Earth that could explain the universe's mysterious lack of certain exoplanets has been ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Under the nighttime California sky, NASA's EZIE ... spacecraft will map the electrojets, advancing our understanding of the physics of how Earth interacts with its surrounding space. This ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.