Accurate seafloor maps are also important for an improved understanding of deep-sea currents and ... Ocean is based on sea surface height data from the SWOT satellite. Purple denotes regions ...

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of ...

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

The country supports some of the world’s most important satellites. But experts worry about its proximity to Russia.

Atlantic hurricane season starts in less than 90 days and early season outlooks based on long-range models are already being issued.

The Antarctic region reached its annual minimum on March 1, tying with 2022 and 2024 for the second-lowest extent in the 47-year satellite ... fossil fuels. Sea surface temperatures have been ...

Combined Antarctic and Arctic sea ice cover -- ocean water that freezes and floats on the surface ... has serious impacts on weather patterns, global climate, ocean currents, people and ecosystems.

A NASA-led study has confirmed that global sea level rise doubled in 2024, primarily driven by the record-breaking ocean ...

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

Combined Antarctic and Arctic sea ice cover — ocean water that freezes and floats on the surface — dropped to a record ... but its retreat has serious impacts on weather patterns, global climate, ...

By summer 2024, temperatures in the tropical central Pacific had cooled down substantially compared to the previous year and TIWs were clearly visible in satellite sea-surface ... across the surface ...