NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Captures Odysseus Lander on Moon
Odysseus’ landing on the Moon represents a landmark achievement for NASA’s lunar exploration, capturing the first soft landing in over 50 years and highlighting the…
Odysseus’ landing on the Moon represents a landmark achievement for NASA’s lunar exploration, capturing the first soft landing in over 50 years and highlighting the…
The Moon’s contraction causes fault scarps and moonquakes in the south pole, posing risks for lunar outposts. Findings from a recently published paper led by…
A NASA-funded study reveals the presence of moonquakes and faults in the Moon’s South Pole, influencing the Artemis III mission’s landing site selection. This research…
NASA and ISRO’s laser experiment on the Moon opens up new possibilities for precise lunar exploration and the use of innovative retroreflectors in upcoming missions….
New paper identifies potential landing sites for Artemis mission that are particularly vulnerable to quakes and landslides. Earth’s moon shrank more than 150 feet in…
JAXA’s SLIM lunar landing on January 19, 2024, captured by NASA’s LRO, establishes Japan as the fifth nation to achieve a soft landing on the…
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to witness the Earth rising above the…
LROC and ShadowCam collaboratively unveil the Shackleton Crater’s mosaic, providing unparalleled insights into the lunar South Pole and its potential ice deposits, aiding future lunar…
NASA’s LRO – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – spacecraft imaged the Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon’s surface. The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Chandrayaan-3…
For the 2024 Artemis II mission, astronauts are trained using extensive data from NASA’s 14-year-old Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, ensuring well-informed lunar explorations. When astronauts set…
The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander, launched by ispace in December 2022, failed to land safely on the Moon. In April 2023, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
Scientists have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover around a comfortable 63 °F (about 17 °C). The NASA-funded researchers used…
Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred on March 4, 2022, with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)…
The accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space. On March 4, 2022, a lonely, spent rocket booster will smack into…
From a viewpoint about 90 kilometers (56 miles) above Lacus Veris, “Lake of Spring,” the camera aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft imaged Saturn…
At the Moon’s North and South Poles, the Sun is never more than 1.5° above or below the horizon. The resulting pattern of daylight and…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has far exceeded its planned mission duration, revealing that the Moon holds surprises: ice deposits that could be used…
When landing Apollo 11 in 1969, astronauts looked out the window for distinguishing features that they recognized from maps of the Moon and were able…