Moon
LRO Takes Closer Look at Apollo 17 Landing Site
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter maneuvered into its 50-km mapping orbit on September 15, which enables it to take a closer…
Moon Crash Plume Visible to Spacecraft But Not Earth Telescopes
Nine science instruments on board the LCROSS spacecraft captured the entire crash sequence of the Centaur impactor before the spacecraft…
More Water on the Moon: Second Instrument Confirms Findings
[/caption] In late September, a team of scientists announced finding water molecule signatures across much of the Moon's surface. Now,…
Moon Impact Data and Images from LCROSS: First Glance
Even without big explosions or bright plumes of ejecta, for all intents and purposes it appears LCROSS's impact on the…
LCROSS (and the Moon) Up Close
[/caption] The LCROSS spacecraft will be giving it all up for science Friday morning when it and the second stage…
No, NASA Is Not Bombing the Moon
There seems to be a little lunacy making the rounds that NASA is going to "bomb" the Moon on Friday…
Guide to Seeing the LCROSS Lunar Impact
[/caption] The LCROSS spacecraft is going to impact the Moon on Friday, October 9, and here's your chance to watch…
SMART -1 Updates Image for LCROSS Impact
[/caption] Since the LCROSS team reloaded and switched which lunar crater they are targeting for impact with the spacecraft and…
NASA Tests New Robotic Lander for Future Moon, Asteroid Missions
[/caption] The best way to study the new-found water on the Moon would be with in-situ instruments. Since humans won't…
LRO Provides Flashback to 1966
[/caption] On June 2, 1966 the Surveyor 1 spacecraft soft landed on the Moon, the first US spacecraft to set…