Astronomers created a 3D map of an exoplanet we can't see

There are thousands of known exoplanets, many of which are too dark to directly see, but scientists have made a 3D map by ...
Phys.org

Fly through Gaia's 3D map of stellar nurseries

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope. This map will teach ...
Mongabay

Space mission that maps forests in 3D makes an early comeback

NASA’s GEDI mission, which maps the Earth’s forests in 3D using lasers, is back in operation from a hiatus, six months earlier than expected. Since 2018, GEDI has used spaceborne laser altimeters to ...
Labroots

Astronomers Create First 3D Map of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as ...
Science Daily

New technique improves AI ability to map 3D space with 2D cameras

Researchers have developed a technique that allows artificial intelligence (AI) programs to better map three-dimensional spaces using two-dimensional images captured by multiple cameras. Because the ...
SpaceNews

Array Labs, Raytheon, Umbra form partnership focused on 3D mapping from space

WASHINGTON — Defense contractor Raytheon is partnering with satellite imaging startups Array Labs and Umbra Space to develop advanced three-dimensional Earth observation technologies for the ...
Engadget

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has begun its mission to map the entire sky in 3D

A space observatory designed to map the entire sky over a period of two years to further our understanding of the early universe has started snapping images. SPHEREx, which launched in early March, ...