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

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a groundbreaking new ...

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

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

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

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

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

Take a tour of the space volcanoes on other planets and moons across the Solar System, and find out how they differ from ...

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