As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the seafloor.

Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet's forests and "provide unprecedented insight" into how those regions impact the Earth's carbon cycle, the ...

On April 29, a rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Aboard it was a satellite designed to answer one of the most important questions in climate science: how much carbon ...

So, has the long-dead satellite has suddenly sprung back to life after nearly 6 decades? Astronomers say that's unlikely. The team of astronomers discovered the strange signal while hunting for bright ...