OK, you already know that by now, but please excuse my lingering excitement days after the successful launch of NASA’s return to the Moon. I can’t help myself. It was simply amazing to witness the ...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon’s ...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) completed the exploration phase of its mission Sept. 16 and will turn its attention to helping scientists better understand the Moon. Until now, LRO had been ...

With the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project facing a pivotal decision milestone in May, recent changes intended to reduce the complexity of the mission — and also add some new features to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 3 years old. This image of the ...

[Click the images below to see my favorite pictures from LRO!] Advertisement Bad Astronomy Gallery (click any image to see it full size) LRO over the Moon Today, September 16, 2010, one of NASA's most ...

NASA’S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has spied a new crater on the lunar surface — one made from the impact of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) 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 ...

How is it that my cell phone still loses connection in the city and my laptop barely gets the Internet in the mountains, yet NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) can keep in touch with Earth from ...