Creating an accurate map of Earth is quite a difficult task, but in 1999 a Japanese architect claimed to achieve what was thought to be impossible. The Japanese architect is named Hajime Narukawa, and ...

You’ve (probably) never seen the world unless you’ve served a stint on the International Space Station. Only a few hundred people out of billions of folks alive today have ever seen an undistorted, ...

This is the first map ever produced that shows the global output of plant fluorescence. That means you’re seeing the most realistic representation of healthy plant life across the entire face of the ...

Google Earth, the search engine's computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth, finally received a major update. In this photo illustration, an image of the Google logo is reflected on ...

A "radically different" flat map of the Earth has been produced by scientists who say it is more accurate than any previous 2D models that came before. The two-sided map is made up of two circles ...

ST. LOUIS — A technology gap in the autonomous vehicle industry today is access to highly accurate 3D maps of the Earth so vehicles can identify objects and safely navigate in unfamiliar terrain.

Humanity has been able to predict solar eclipses for more than 2,000 years, but even in modern times, eclipse maps have been a lackadaisical exercise. New research at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight ...

Google Maps has become an indispensable tool for millions of people worldwide, offering accurate navigation and helping users seamlessly move from one destination to another. But how does Google ...