Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23 ...

striking images and detailed maps of the moon’s geological features. “It's a story of how people's views of the whole universe changed, their views of how physics worked, their views of their ...

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'.

Our newest version uses a mosaic of some 15,000 images and detailed height measurements from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has surveyed the entire surface. The moon is peppered with ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

This lunar topographic map shows one of the most densely cratered regions on the moon. The topography is derived from over 2.4 billion shots made by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA ...

is aiming to provide a detailed map from orbit of the abundance, distribution and form of water across the moon. Lunar Trailblazer tagged along for the ride to space on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

The instrument will work in tandem with NASA/JPL's High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals moon Mapper (HVM3) to produce the most detailed maps of water on the moon's surface to date. (Further ...