Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
A New, Automatic 3-D Moon
Korolev lobate scarp on the Moon, in 3-D. Lobate scarps, a type of cliff,are found mostly in the highlands on…
Dramatic New Video Brings You to the Dazzling Lunar Surface
This video has been in production for a while and was not originally meant to honor Neil Armstrong, but it…
Seeking the Moon’s Rare Atmosphere
Using the dim light of distant stars reflecting off of the surface of the Moon, scientists using a spectrometer aboard…
Loads of Ice Waiting for Explorers at the Moon’s Shackleton Crater
Shackleton crater on the Moon’s south pole has been somewhat of an enigma, as its permanently shadowed interior has made…
Watch 4.5 Billion Years of the Moon’s Evolution in 2.5 Minutes
Over time, our Moon has changed from a glowing ball of magma, to being pummeled and pounded by impacts, to…
Look, It’s a Moon Buggy! LRO’s Best Look Ever at the Apollo 15 Landing Site
[/caption] A new image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Narrow Angle Camera provides the most detailed orbital look ever at…
A ‘Melted’ Moon Makes for Bad Future Landing Sites
[/caption] The miniature radio frequency (min-RF) radar instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is revealing some interesting things about…
Recent Geologic Activity on the Moon?
[/caption] Recent images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera provide evidence that the lunar crust may be pulling apart in…
A Wrinkled Moon
[/caption] Wrinkle ridges have been seen on the surface of the Moon for over a century. Studies of these interesting…
ASU Researchers Propose Looking for Ancient Alien Artifacts on the Moon
[/caption] Two researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) have made a rather controversial proposal: have the public and other researchers…