Rare earth minerals have become the backbone of modern technology, fueling everything from smartphones and electric vehicles ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

Once Nuview has its 20 LiDAR satellites in service, they will map the Earth from space on an ongoing basis, with the goal of producing a new whole planet map each year.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is putting the final touches on an innovative new Earth Explorer satellite that will provide the best maps and measurements of our planet’s remaining old growth ...

A New NASA Satellite Will Map Earth’s Rising Seas. A spacecraft called SWOT will image most of the planet every 21 days to track flooding, drought, and many other water woes.

More than 2 billion people use Google Maps every month, according to the company, and in fact, AI is nothing new to Google Maps. "A lot of those features that we've introduced over the years have ...