The new search for the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared in 2014 will use a suite of new high-tech tools in the southern Indian Ocean, says underwater robotics expert Stefan Williams.

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

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

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

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

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...

China is rapidly expanding its deep-sea exploration efforts, sending fleets of research vessels far beyond its shores. While ...

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.