The first images of lunar lander engine thruster stirring up moon dust were captured during the successful Blue Ghost descent ...

Now just days away, meteorologists have a good grasp of what regions will likely have good viewing opportunities during the ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is ...

Athena is targeting highland terrain about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the moon's south pole, where it will deploy three ...

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...

If you're going on a hike or just curious about a specific place's altitudes, Google Maps makes it easy to find the elevation for many locations. Google Maps doesn't show the elevation for all ...

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This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions. Once in orbit, the spacecraft—weighing 200kg and about the ...

Elevation will likely determine how much precipitation people see in their area. The snow level was forecast at 500 feet above sea level earlier in the morning, rising to 4,000 feet this afternoon.

One is its High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper, or HVM 3, and the other is its Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) infrared multispectral imager. The former will map the minerals and water ...

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 ...

See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'. The first total lunar eclipse since 2022 is set to grace the night sky tomorrow (March 13-14, 2025) — but only for those ...