NASA and Google announce an update to Mars in Google Earth, a 3D mapping tool for the Red Planet. Originally released with Google Earth 5.0, Mars in Google Earth now contains even more features that ...

The Google Earth team has launched a new maps site — but this one has almost nothing to do with Earth. Google Mars maps the surface of the red planet. It was released today in commemoration of the ...

If you’ve ever wanted to explore the Solar System, Google has got you covered. They’ve just released an awesome new set of maps that lets you zoom in on a variety of planets, dwarf planets, and moons.

In a herculean effort, Caltech's Bruce Murray Laboratory for Planetary Visualization has created what has now been deemed the most detailed 3D map of Mars ever made. The Global CTX Mosaic of Mars map ...

Google Earth 5.0 is a fun and free way to waste time, and now it’s even better with the updated Mars in Google Earth, a 3D mapping tool that lets astronomy buffs and armchair astronauts roam the Red ...

Budding astronauts can now experience the sights and even the sounds of Mars as they "hike" across the red planet, thanks to a new interactive map from NASA. The vast map encompasses the areas ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars next year, it will be equipped with some of the most precise maps of Mars ever created, courtesy of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Not only are the ...

Scientists assembled 3,000 images from an Emirati orbiter to create the prettiest atlas yet of the red planet. A new atlas of Mars, made by stitching together observations from the Emirates’ Hope ...

NASA's Mars helicopter, also known as "Ingenuity," has been on the surface of Mars since it arrived as part of the Mars 2020 Mission, including the Perseverance Rover. The diminutive aircraft made ...

Scientists using data from the HRSC experiment onboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft have produced the first 'hiker's maps' of Mars. Giving detailed height contours and names of geological features in ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Mars' ...