Majority of Lunar Ice Deposits Are Likely Billions of Years Old – But Some May Be Much More Recent
New research sheds light on the ages of ice deposits reported in the area of the Moon’s south pole — information that could help identify…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
New Research on Lunar Ice Deposits Examines When and How It Got There
The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon’s south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but no…
Scientists Observe Water Molecules Moving Around the Moon
Using an instrument aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scientists have observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the Moon. A paper published in…
NASA’s LRO Views Solar Eclipse as Seen From the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image of the Moon’s shadow over a large region of the United States during the total solar eclipse…
NASA’s LRO Reveals New Evidence of Frost on the Moon’s Surface
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has identified bright areas in craters near our moon’s south pole that are cold enough to have frost present on…
LRO Spacecraft Reveals Earth’s Moon Hit by Surprising Number of Meteoroids
A newly published study reveals that a random bombardment by comets, asteroids and associated fragments are altering the lunar surface at a higher rate than…
Rare Full Cold Moon on Christmas Day
This Christmas Day a bright full moon will be an added gift for the holidays. Known as the Full Cold Moon, this event won’t happen…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Apollo 16 Booster Rocket Impact Site
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter views the Apollo 16 S-IVB impact site on the moon. After decades of uncertainty, the Apollo 16 S-IVB impact site on…
Deep Dielectric Charging May Alter Evolution of Lunar Soil
Data from the Cosmic Ray Telescope and the Advanced Composition Explorer has revealed that energetic charged particles (such as galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Moves Closer to the Lunar Surface
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now within 20 kilometers of the lunar South Pole, the closest the spacecraft has ever been to the lunar surface….
LRO Spacecraft Finds New Impact Craters on The Moon
By comparing pictures taken early in the mission with more recent images, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed more than two-dozen new impact craters –…
LRO Reveals Lunar Hydrogen More Abundant on Moon’s Pole-Facing Slopes
Recent Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter observations reveal that deposits of hydrogen may be slightly more abundant on crater slopes in the southern hemisphere that face the…
Reconnaissance Orbiter Shows the Other Side of the Moon
This newly released NASA Goddard Space Flight Center video uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data to show what the other side of the Moon looks like….
LRO Spacecraft Captures Image of LADEE’s Lunar Impact Crater
A new image from NASA’S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows the impact crater on the lunar surface caused by the impact of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Evidence of “Recent” Lunar Volcanism
New data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals evidence of basaltic volcanism on the Moon occurring within the past 100 million years. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
LRO Reveals Lunar Pits Could Support Human Activity on the Lunar Surface
New observations from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft reveals that lunar pits on our moon could be used to shelter astronauts, supporting human activity on…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Captures an Image of Earth from the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captures a rare view of Earth from the moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) experiences 12 “earthrises” every day, however LROC…
New NASA Video Recreates Apollo 8’s Historic Flight & Images
Using new data from data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, this seven minute video commemorates the 45th anniversary of Apollo 8’s historic flight by recreating…