Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...

New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

Reporters can now access and download satellite images good enough to see individual buildings at almost every location on ...

University of Iowa researchers found in a new study that images of Earth that kindle "blue marble awe" could create more favorable views of renewable energy and the environment.

Tokyo-based startup ArkEdge Space claims it has snapped what is “probably” the highest quality images of Earth taken by a small CubeSat. The photos were taken 410 kilometers above the Earth ...

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A Google Earth image of Antarctica that appears to show a face (Picture: Google Earth) A Reddit user believes they’ve found a face peering back at them in a Google Earth image from Antarctica.

These sandy spots are much less obvious in other satellite images of the area. Most volcanoes are born along fault lines that intersect Earth's tectonic plates, because this is where the planet's ...

Unfortunately we can not image with sound thru the earth like we can thru water. Or air. The variable density and other changing parameters make it very difficult to analyze.

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid that ...

Then artificial intelligence—combined with satellite images—lent a hand. Last year, journalists with the environmental-news nonprofit Mongabay used a free AI tool, called Earth Index, to analyze ...

The Blue Ghost lander continues to capture beautiful views on its road trip to the Moon, including an Earth eclipse.