Scientists have created the first 'hotspot' map of the surface of a strange star, thanks to a telescope on the International Space Station.

In 2011, a ghostly depression, known as "the mitten," appeared on the surface of and ice sheet in Greenland after the ...

For example, the map reveals that the surface of Mars is older than previously thought. Three times as much surface area formed during the Early Noachian Epoch — the first major geologic time ...

Using principles from rocket science, researchers have created carbon with a record-breaking surface area. The material can soak up about twice the amount of CO2 as current activated carbon ...

The map, entitled "Surface Area" on Munroe's site xkcd.com, is a wonderful visualization of the relative sizes of all the major solid bodies in the solar system presented as a familiar world map.