NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA’s Terra spacecraft. The ...

Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this ...

A couple of days ago, a Google Earth Community member called ‘Forkboy2’ made an awesome post of a network link which will provide access to hundreds of maps on his Topographical Maps Archive web site.

Before crashing into Mercury's surface, the MESSENGER probe sent a glorious visual archive back to Earth. Here's what the probe taught us about Mercury before it died. Share on Facebook (opens in a ...

Open the Apple Maps app in iOS 6, tap the bottom right page curl, and enable Satellite view. All of a sudden whatever you’re looking at will be filled in with realistic details like grass, pavement, ...

We live in an era of extraordinary technological reach. Satellites circle the planet at every altitude, armed with radar, infrared sensors, and high-resolution optical cameras. Yet for all their ...