LRO will return global data, such as day-night temperature maps, a global geodetic grid, high resolution color imaging and the moon's UV albedo. There is particular emphasis investigating the polar ...

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

This video answers that question. The imagery was created using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data. Video courtesy of Nasa Goddard Follow BI Video: On Facebook For more Science videos: Subscribe to ...

Now, an analysis of NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter radar data reveals what lies below the Mare Tranquillitatis. For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the existence of a tunnel in the ...