Moon’s Craters Reveal New Clues to Early Solar System Bombardment

The Moon looks like a pockmarked golf ball. The dimples and divots on its surface are testament that our satellite has withstood a barrage of impacts from comets, asteroids and other space matter throughout much of its history. Because the geological...

NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite Confirms Water on the Moon

Preliminary data from NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon.

NASA Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite System Creates Impacts on the Moon in Search for Water Ice

NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon’s surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft’s instruments to assess whether water...

Lunar Exploration Missions Head to Pad for Thursday Launch

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter(LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite(LCROSS) rolled aboard their Atlas V rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Wednesday morning in preparation for launch...

NASA Lays Out Plans for Lunar Exploration Robotic Missions

NASA’s return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth’s nearest neighbor.

NASA And Microsoft Announce Plans to Make Universe of Data Available to the Public

NASA and Microsoft Corp. have announced plans to make planetary images and data available via the Internet under a Space Act Agreement.

Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests

Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.

Looking For an Unusual Present – Send a Name to the Moon With New Lunar Mission

NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft. The Send Your Name to the Moon Web site enables everyone to participate...