A U.S. research satellite scheduled for reentry into Earth's atmosphere will not pose a threat to the West Coast or the rest of North America, officials at NASA said Thursday. While the agency ...

More of North America’s land is covered by rivers than we thought, according to a new map. Scientists came up with a way to use satellite images to estimate the width of rivers and found that ...

Archaeologists have used satellite imagery to identify a site in Newfoundland that could be the first new Viking site discovered in North America in over 50 years. Satellite imagery, magnetometer ...

(Credit: Greg Mumford / UAB) Archaeologists worked hard to unearth what might well be only the second Viking site ever discovered in North America – but they had a little help from a higher power.

In the long term, the map could inspire and inform modeling efforts aimed at better understanding North America's geologic ... agency's rocket fails to deploy satellite for Earth observation ...

The Vikings' claim to be the first Europeans to reach North America will receive a huge ... were excavated after sophisticated new satellite searches, and give further credence to the claim ...

Satellite images show the moon's gigantic shadow sweeping across North America during the April 8 total solar eclipse. Astronauts on board the ISS also captured stunning shots of the enormous dark ...