Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...

The probe flew 3,438 kilometres above Earth during its swing. It moved closer than several high-orbit satellites circling the ...

The results show a circular “hotspot” on the side of the planet that always faces its star, surrounded by a cooler ring at ...

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

Africa is on a fierce campaign that, if successful, will see the Mercator map replaced with the Equal Earth map on web-based ...

Those of a nervous disposition might want to skip this article. It’s about some of the creepiest robots ever to have walked ...

In addition to being the third consecutive supermoon of the year, as reported by EarthSky, it will be about 357,000 km away from us, making it the second-closest full Moon of the year. Consequently it ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

Take a calm aerial tour above the Empire State Building in New York City. Captured from the sky, this 3D virtual view ...

D imaging reveals ancient phages virus with features dating back billions of years - and potential to fight today’s dangerous superbugs.

The world is no longer flat. At least in Tucson. Through the all-seeing eyes of Google. The tech giant has smiled upon the Old Pueblo, making Tucson one of the first cities to appear in 3D via the ...