Unseen Oceans on Instagram: "NASA has never actually stopped exploring the ocean; rather, the way they explore has shifted from deep-sea diving to high-tech satellite monitoring from space. The persistent online rumor that they "quit" in 1958 or 1978 to escape a "scary discovery" is a viral myth often found on social media. In reality, 1978 was the year NASA launched Seasat, the first-ever satellite dedicated to oceanography, marking the beginning of their modern era of ocean research. ​Today, N