It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...

SWOT satellite lets scientists observe small-scale eddies and waves for the first time A NASA-led satellite mission has ...

was conceived to give a more comprehensive picture of global fresh-water and ocean topography. Launched in December 2022, it combines a new satellite architecture, formed of a 10-metre-long mast ...

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

SWOT satellite data has been used to map the seafloor, revealing 100,000 seamounts, more than double the number previously ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

SpaceX launched NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission on Friday morning. The mission will conduct the first global survey of Earth’s surface water. Photo: Keegan Barber/AFP/Getty ...

there are a number of clever systems in place that can accurately measure the global sea level down to less than an inch and a half. Not only are waves always rippling across the ocean’s surface ...

Enhanced westerly winds associated with global warming will strengthen the clockwise circulations and heat transport to the ice sheet in the East Antarctic coastal area.