Humans landed on the moon more than 50 years ago. You’d think in the decades since that we would have learned all there is to know about our rocky little cousin. But, as the United States Geological ...

The detailed atlas maps out lunar history and resources. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China has released a highly detailed ...

GREENBELT, Md. — NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the Moon. The ...

Denmark will lead its first lunar mission under ESA, with the Mani satellite set to map the Moon’s surface in 3D to support future landings, base planning and earthshine research.

A new study may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before. A new study by Brown University researchers may help ...

The sun likely will draw the attention for the upcoming total eclipse in April, but the moon gets its turn now in a new exhibit at the Mayborn Museum. “A New Moon Rises,” organized by the Smithsonian ...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), an unmanned mission to comprehensively map the entire moon, has returned its first data. One of the seven instruments aboard, the Diviner Lunar Radiometer ...

The cover of the Mar. 8 1965 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology shows a detailed contour map of the lunar surface, developed by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey's Flagstaff, Arizona, ...

We will never stop thinking and talking about the moon, says Matthew Shindell, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. “In cities where there is a lot of artificial light that ...

Techniques for mitigating the effects of moonlight on lunar observation include using neutral density or polarizing filters, high magnification, or aperture masks to reduce light intensity. Utilizing ...

Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes. By Kenneth Chang ...