A WHOLE NEW WORLD. Google Maps now offers a refreshing new angle of Earth. That is: a more accurate one. Google recently announced that its map would now depict a round Earth, according to The Verge.

Of all of the great features in Google Earth, the ability to simply zoom in and see increasingly sharp imagery virtually all the way down is certainly the most amazing. With the wide availability of ...

NASA’s haunting images of the earth at night have been purloined by Google. You can now explore the beautiful footage from the Suomi NPP satellite. Don’t, however, expect to be able to pinpoint the ...

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Take a clay model of Earth and squish it with your fingers, and the result may look similar to the geoid — the latest and best-ever map of our planet's gravitational field. The latest Earth gravity ...

Google Maps is the most popular online navigation tool on the planet, but until recently, it only showed a flat depiction of the Earth when you zoomed out. Now, Maps finally shows a globe. While many ...

One small step for Google Earth is one giant step for moon buffs. Google has updated its popular mapping software Google Earth 5.0 with a complete map of the moon that lets you explore craters, ...

New data from a pioneering six-year survey expands a colossal 2D map of space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The largest ...