When a satellite’s time ends, agencies may decide to send it further away to an altitude of 36,000 km above the Earth’s surface to the geostationary orbit, also known as the larger graveyard orbit, or ...

Ancient sea creatures may have used magnetic particles to navigate. 3D scans reveal how these magnetofossils sensed Earth’s ...

The satellite entered a sun-synchronous orbit, allowing it to capture consistent readings of ocean salinity levels.

Far beneath the waves, where sunlight never reaches, scientists have uncovered thriving pockets of life hidden in the deep ...

University of Queensland researchers have created a microscopic "ocean" on a silicon chip to miniaturize the study of wave ...

The ocean's smallest engineers, calcifying plankton, quietly regulate Earth's thermostat by capturing and cycling carbon.

During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central ...

While the GOP already controls 10 of the 14 House districts in North Carolina — a state Trump won by 51% last year — the ...

Moroccan rocks reveal that Earth’s magnetic field once changed fast but followed a hidden order, helping scientists map ...

From the waters of an Arctic archipelago all the way to the Southern Ocean and marine waters in between, these photos show ...

Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps. The GPS systems in our ...

Coral reefs do far more than provide food and beauty beneath the waves—they act as natural barriers, protecting coastlines ...