Adam Mann
New photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show the Apollo moon landing sites in high-resolution, revealing details that could solve historical mysteries about the first manned moon landings
The Moon is Seen Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei makes the first telescopic observation of the moon. 1964 The Moon is Captured NASA’s Ranger 7 gets the first close-up pictures of the moon's surface. 1969 The Moon is Visited Apollo 11 makes the first landing on the moon. New Moon Marc...
(Image credit: NASA) As the moon orbits Earth, it reflects sunlight and appears to cycle through eight distinct phases: New moon: The moon is between Earth and the sun, and the side of the moon facing toward us receives no direct sunlight; it is lit only by dim sunlight reflected from...
Below are two new videos released fromNASAshowing the evolution of the moon and a narrated tour of the moon. A Narrated Tour of the Moon Although the moon has remained largely unchanged during human history, our understanding of it and how it has evolved over time has evolved dramatically. ...
NASA completed its first Architecture Concept Review to align its Moon to Mars exploration strategy, which includes yearly updates to incorporate new technologies and objectives. The agency aims to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon and explore Mars under the Artemis program. Credit:...
The mission's main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa that could support life, according to NASA. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will conduct detailed reconnaissance of Europa and investigate whether the icy moon ...
This illustration shows the still-molten moon just after its formation about 4.5 billion years ago. (Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Two new NASA videos use the latest close-up imagery of the moon from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to reveal Earth's natural satellite in a...
"The moon’s south pole is a completely different environment than where we landed during the Apollo missions," Sarah Noble, NASA's Artemis lunar science lead, said in a statement. "It offers access to some of the moon’s oldest terrain, as well as cold, shadowed regions that may contain...
New NASA spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moonThe agency says it's newest spacecraft, the Europa Clipper, will launch next month to explore one of Jupiter’s moons.Featured Who Will Be the Next Pope? What Happens Next After Pope Francis' Death 2025 NFL Draft round 2 Tracker NFL ...