Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Is This a Collapsed Lava Tube on the Moon?Is This a Collapsed Lava Tube on the Moon?

Is This a Collapsed Lava Tube on the Moon?

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured fascinating images of a feature on the Moon that could be a collapsed lava…

1 year ago
NASA Satellite Spots the Crash Site for Luna 25NASA Satellite Spots the Crash Site for Luna 25

NASA Satellite Spots the Crash Site for Luna 25

Poor Russia. They can't seem to get much right. Their most recent failure is their Luna 25 spacecraft. It was…

1 year ago
Here’s Where Artemis III Might Land. It Looks… InvitingHere’s Where Artemis III Might Land. It Looks… Inviting

Here’s Where Artemis III Might Land. It Looks… Inviting

Where on the Moon will the first crewed Artemis mission Land? While NASA is still deliberating on the exact location,…

2 years ago
Eight Missions are Getting Extensions, Most Exciting: OSIRIS-REx is Going to Asteroid ApophisEight Missions are Getting Extensions, Most Exciting: OSIRIS-REx is Going to Asteroid Apophis

Eight Missions are Getting Extensions, Most Exciting: OSIRIS-REx is Going to Asteroid Apophis

NASA has granted mission extensions to eight different planetary missions, citing the continued excellent operations of the spacecraft, but more…

3 years ago
Here’s Chang’e-5, Seen From Lunar OrbitHere’s Chang’e-5, Seen From Lunar Orbit

Here’s Chang’e-5, Seen From Lunar Orbit

Images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show where the Chang'e-5 mission landed. The samples obtained by this lander…

4 years ago
Why Does the Moon’s Ryder Crater Look This Way?Why Does the Moon’s Ryder Crater Look This Way?

Why Does the Moon’s Ryder Crater Look This Way?

This may be one of the strangest craters you’ll ever see. Ryder crater is located near the south pole of…

4 years ago
Mapping Out the Water on the MoonMapping Out the Water on the Moon

Mapping Out the Water on the Moon

Using LRO data, the ESA recently created a map of water ice on the Moon, which will aid in future…

5 years ago
The Impact Site of China’s Longjiang-2 Spacecraft has Been Found on the MoonThe Impact Site of China’s Longjiang-2 Spacecraft has Been Found on the Moon

The Impact Site of China’s Longjiang-2 Spacecraft has Been Found on the Moon

Thanks to an amateur tracker, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team found the lunar impact site of China's Longjiang-2 satellite.

5 years ago
India’s Crashed Lander is In This Picture, SomewhereIndia’s Crashed Lander is In This Picture, Somewhere

India’s Crashed Lander is In This Picture, Somewhere

This image of the lunar highlands is from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. You'd need superhuman eyesight to spot it, but…

5 years ago
There May be Thick Ice Deposits on the Moon and MercuryThere May be Thick Ice Deposits on the Moon and Mercury

There May be Thick Ice Deposits on the Moon and Mercury

According to a new analysis of LRO and MESSENGER data, the ice deposits on the Moon and Mercury could be…

6 years ago