The project includes maps of the deepest spots in all five oceans, thanks to an adventurous billionaire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's ocean basins, according to the National Ocean Service. It contains more than half of the free water on Earth, spanning around 63 million square miles .

In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, ...

"Mega-rich adventure addict Victor Vescovo first needs to locate the deepest spot in all five oceans, a challenge even now." Photo / Supplied In 1957, Marie Tharp published an unusual map. Instead ...

In a new mission called Five Deeps, a team of explorers will brave the inhospitable depths of the world’s oceans, observing, mapping, and collecting samples along the way. The explorers aim to ...

To map the whole ocean floor by the end of this decade. This goal is extremely ambitious. There are technical challenges, financial challenges, and political challenges.

The nearest ocean to the UK is the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches from Europe to North and South America, and is the second largest of the five oceans. Back to top ...

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

Chirayath decided to apply techniques from space exploration to begin imaging the ocean. Baseline maps are vital, he says, because if we don’t know what’s there, we won’t know how to protect it.