For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

New research is reshaping how scientists understand the earliest days of Earth’s formation—suggesting that the deep interior ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...

Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...

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

Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...

NASA Earth Observatory This map of ocean floor features like seamounts southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, is based on sea surface ...

Deep below Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the ...