The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by ...

Eveleth says the four giant arms shown in the satellite image are “bays” which will be able to shoot lasers at the tall, central tower, which houses a target chamber containing hydrogen isotopes.

It was raining, with thick cloud coverage overhead, but Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 still connected to an orbiting satellite thousands of miles away within seconds. "What you experienced was pretty ...

Hurricanes are among the most powerful and destructive natural disasters on Earth. But how do hurricanes form, and which storms were the most devastating in history? :tornado: In this video, we ...

The next hurricane season is months away, but factors that could influence tropical weather later this year are already taking shape. Here’s a breakdown of the ingredients that led to a record ...

Reporters can now access and download satellite images good enough to see individual buildings at almost every location on Earth — in minutes, with no special skills, and entirely for free. Expensive, ...

Vodafone has recently raised the stakes in the satellite communication race, making a world-first satellite video call from a regular 4G/5G smartphone, much to the tension of Elon Musk's Starlink.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket, as the country seeks to have ...

Apple has just released iOS 18.3, its latest iPhone update (full details here) and the software contained a surprise extra: compatibility with the Starlink satellite network, according to a new ...

Liftoff occurred at 8:34 p.m. ET Wednesday (Jan. 29). SpaceX has launched the next-generation Spanish communications satellite Wednesday night (Jan. 29), soaring the spacecraft into a ...