The US government spent what would be tens of billions in today's dollars to develop, launch, and deliver satellites to the ...

In 1994, the U.S. sent the joint Defense Department/NASA spacecraft Clementine to lunar orbit to obtain the first near-global topographic map of the moon and the first global multispectral images ...

We only ever see one side of the moon and, most nights, only parts of it are visible. But this week, scientists released one of the most detailed maps of the moon ever created. The new map ...

the Scientific Visualization Studio created the image below to correlate topographical formations with the gravity field, which previous maps had separated. It shows the moon's surface in much ...

As the Apollo program closed in on its goal, cartographers relied on photos from 1966 and 1967 orbiter missions to create the February 1969 hand-­painted map—considered the best reference at ...

To see a quadrant, click below in a box. The British Topographic Maps were made in 1910, and are a valuable source of information about Assyrian villages just prior to the Turkish Genocide and ...

The icy shell of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may possibly contain a six-mile-thick layer ... "The methane clathrate crust ...

“So when astronauts show up, they’re going to have a map in their hand that shows where the ice is, and where the best place to build a gas station might be.” The moon presents many challenge ...

PlanIt! stands out for its range of planning tools, including AR and topographical maps. It includes 3D terrain maps, showing how the sun or moon will align with specific landscape features.

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

Alex Roddie takes a look at seven of the best hiking apps to help you find your way in the mountains as an additional ...

China’s Ministry of Natural Resources released a report on April 26 with topographical maps based on satellite observations. The report said there is “major significance in protecting the ...