The Lunar Module (LM) was a key part of NASA’s Apollo program, responsible for carrying astronauts from lunar orbit to the ...

Once in orbit, the spacecraft—weighing 200kg and about the size of a washing machine—will map the surface temperature and ...

At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...

These lunar surface maps were made possible thanks to the Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR) situated on China’s Chang’e-4 rover, which became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the moon ...

The cover of the Mar. 8 1965 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology shows a detailed contour map of the lunar surface, ... The spacecraft was 1,000 ft. above the lunar surface, 0.176 sec. from ...

Lunar Trailblazer, which weighs about 440 pounds (200 kg) and measures about 3.5 metres wide when its solar panels are fully deployed, is being sent to find and map this water on the moon's surface.

The next lunar lander to make its way to the moon is set to begin its voyage Wednesday night with a launch from Florida's Space Coast.. The spacecraft, built and operated by Intuitive Machines, is ...

The icy surface of Jupiter 's moon Europa appears to be constantly changing, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed. This phenomena, the team explained, is heightened in so-called ...

Ultimately, the Lunar Trailblazer’s data will help scientists better understand the Moon’s surface and better prepare NASA for its upcoming Artemis missions, which aim to return humankind to ...

Chandrayaan-2’s lander and rover crashed onto the lunar surface in 2019. Its orbiter continues to operate. ... or VIPER, a robot rover that will record and map images of water ice.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is changing the game for lunar imaging alongside Firefly Aerospace with their new commercial Ocula lunar imaging service.

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 ...