The ocean floor is a vast scope on our planet that remains largely unexplored. Although oceans cover 71% of Earth, we have ...

NASA’s new video is also just fun to watch. The animation shows what the seafloor looks like off the coasts of Mexico, South ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar technology — sound waves that bounce off the bottom — to measure depth.

“In shallow water, sonar beams can't travel very far ... and it became clear that a major challenge in actually mapping the ocean was the cost. His work since then has been focused on reducing ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world's oceans.

More than 11 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has approved a new ...

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...

Research by the U.S. Navy has developed a new passive sonar method that could revolutionize stealth underwater drones.

It's a sailboat that will map the ocean-floor in our area over the next ... Voyager will spend the next month circling St. Pete using sonar to collect information. "We know when the sound leaves ...