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The South Rim of Aristarchus
LROC view looking obliquely of the south rim of Aristarchus from the west (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University) Flying over at an…
The First Photo From The Moon
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” After speaking these historic words at 10:56 EDT…
Kickstart Your DNA (And a Rover) To The Moon!
Omega Envoy, the non-profit research lab Earthrise Space, Inc.'s team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, has launched a…
Is It Time to Return to the Moon?
Humans haven't set foot on the Moon -- or any other world outside of our own, for that matter --…
A New Look at Apollo Samples Supports Ancient Impact Theory
[/caption] New investigations of lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions have revealed origins from beyond the Earth-Moon system, supporting…
Lunar Satellite Reveals Apollo 16 Remains
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) made a low pass over the Apollo 16 site last fall, capturing images of the…
Go On a Grand Tour of the Moon
To honor the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's amazing 1,000 days in science-filled orbit, the LRO team at Goddard Space Flight Center…
Revisiting The First Rover
[/caption] Before there was Curiosity, before Spirit, and Opportunity, and even long before Sojourner, there was Lunokhod 1, the Soviet…
Why Are Lunar Shadows So Dark?
[/caption] A lunar boulder catches the last edge of the setting sunlight in this image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter…
Face-to-Face With Some Shattered Lunar Boulders
[/caption] Breaking up may be hard to do, but these two lunar boulders seem to have succeeded extremely well! Imaged…