Topography

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.

If you become familiar with cloud shapes, it can help you know what type of weather might be coming. Read more to find out how to predict weather by the clouds. The post Cloud shapes are a useful tool for predicting weather first appeared on EarthSky.

Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.

Chandrayaan-3's lunar surface temperature data hints at some unexpected H20.

The weather phenomena are common for California winters, but they could cause dangerous debris flows or mudslides in recently burned areas.

China's planned mission to bring rock samples to Earth from Mars would beat both NASA and the European Space Agency to the punch.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge say that it's likely there were never any oceans on Venus. The planet might have always been as hot as it is now. The post Oceans on Venus never existed, new study suggests first appeared on EarthSky.

NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,

Sedimentary mineral deposits found on the surface of Mars may have been left by an ancient sea 3.5 billion years ago.

The United States has a wide range of climate zones, from the subtropical to the arctic. On the low end of the thermometer, there are plenty of options for a deep winter chill. Here, we look at a couple different ways to determine the coldest state in the U.S. — and by both definitions, there's one winner.

A new analysis of data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows there is widespread evidence of water ice within permanently shadowed regions outside the south pole, towards at least 77 degrees south latitude.

The speed and direction of deep currents off Mozambique's coast are more subject to change than scientists expected.

Merging rivers may have thrust Earth's highest mountain upwards by as much as 164 feet.

How schools, hospitals, and prisons in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Infrasense conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey to determine the depth to ledge (bedrock) and map its topography. The GPR...

Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, has signs of an enormous ancient impact that would have redistributed its mass, changing its orientation in relation to Jupiter

Kathryn Schulz reviews "Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks," by Marcia Bjornerud.

Once upon a time, the Teton Range, a 40-mile-long mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains, may have extended much longer than it does now.

The North American monsoon plays an important role in the climate of the Four Corners states, bringing crucial moisture to areas that would otherwise be dry.

Researchers found evidence that hydraulic systems might have been used to build Egypt's Step Pyramid of Djoser 4,500 years ago, revealing advanced technology.