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

However you look at the world, whether it’s with a globe ... A globe always offers a more accurate model of the Earth’s surface than a flat map because it is 3D.

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 Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the ... Instead, scientists map the interior by watching ...

According to plate tectonics theory, Earth's outer shell is divided into multiple plates that slowly glide over the mantle. This slowly changes Earth's surface ... animated maps based from his ...

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world's oceans.

The first layer is the crust, a thin outer shell that extends about 18 miles (30 km) below the planet's surface ... is causing global warming. A few important characteristics make Earth unique ...