DESI's first dataset maps 18.7 million celestial objects, aiding dark energy, galaxy, and universe expansion studies.

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Given the increasing importance of rare earths, countries with large reserves are gaining significant economic and political influence.

First someone had to conceive the idea of maps, then someone had to conceive the identity of ecosystems, and then someone ...

Imagine you’re a farmer, and you’re planning what to grow this season. You may want to know what crop would be most valuable to grow. If you’re a policymaker, you might want to know if there would be ...

Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, during the first Trump administration, Earth MRI aims to comprehensively map the nation’s underground deposits of “critical minerals” — an ...