WASHINGTON — A NASA satellite is giving scientists an unprecedented look at bodies of water all over the world. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, also known as SWOT, is already ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — NASA’s U.S.-French Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, which was launched in 2022 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, has spotted large-scale river waves for ...

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a groundbreaking new ...

Researchers have used data from the NASA-French Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to detect and analyze large-scale river waves traveling down major rivers in the United States, ...

Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from ...

Launched in December 2022, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission houses a first-of-its-kind satellite instrument, KaRin, with an interferometric Ka-band active radar and a near-nadir ...

More accurate maps of the ocean floor are crucial for a range of seafaring activities, including navigation and laying underwater communications cables. “Seafloor mapping is key in both established ...

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A state-of-the-art ocean-observing satellite recorded the massive wave rippling out from the epicenter of this major quake. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes In late July, the sixth biggest ...