This is Moon, a 3-D, topographic lunar globe that comes with its own light source, that mimics the sun. Its creators say it's the first like it.

If you want to set your movie or game on the Moon, it's not hard to find imagery of our photogenic satellite. But NASA has just released a useful and beautiful new set of data just for creators ...

By analyzing 1.3 million images collected by a Japanese instrument aboard the spacecraft, the agency created a topographic map covering 99 percent of the globe in a giant grid of measurements ...

The most complete digital topographic map of the Earth has been produced. ... The map incorporates more than 1 million digital images and covers 99 per cent of the globe, ...

NASA and its partners at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) have released an improved and updated version of the most complete topographical map of Earth ever compiled.

But using topographical data gathered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, this Moon globe is the first to accurately recreate all of its craters, mountains, and valleys in 3D.

MOON is the most accurate lunar globe, using NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter topographic data combined with electronic and mechanical engineering alongside careful craftsmanship in mold making.

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say satellite and topographic data has provided the most accurate map of the variations in Earth's gravity at locations around the world.

One of the first projects the fledging Canadian government undertook after Confederation -- printing and storing topographic maps of the country -- may become the victim of cost-cutting, a ...