Our view of ocean currents got a major upgrade in December 2022 with the launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.

To finally see these mini-currents, NASA and France's CNES space agency teamed up with other partners to create the SWOT mission: Surface Water and Ocean Topography.

13 June 2025 - The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve ...

A UNSW academic's innovative research uses ocean currents to optimize shipping routes and reduce the environmental impact of sea transport.

The big blue blindspot: why the ocean floor is still an unmapped mystery It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN ...

Data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite shared by NASA and France's CNES show that 2023's odd seismic signals are indeed connected to the wave at Dickson Fjord, where the ...

A multi-university team of scientists analyzing data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) oceanographic satellite has detected the presence of forces on and below the surface, including ...

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 ...

In a recent study led by NASA and researchers at Texas A&M University, scientists used the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to analyze ocean features too small for earlier ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on a launch pad with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite from NASA and France's space agency CNES AFP via Getty Images This groundbreaking study ...

SWOT satellite data has been used to map the seafloor, revealing 100,000 seamounts, more than double the number previously known.

Nature Scientists discover nearly 100,000 submerged mountains: “There are better maps of the lunar surface than of the Earth’s ocean floor” Researchers using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV ...