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18 Jan 2019

Asteroids pummelled Earth, Moon beginning 290 mn years ago: Study

The reason could be related to large collisions taking place more than 290 million years ago in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

24 Feb 2018

Moon's water may be widely distributed across its surface, says study

The findings could help researchers understand the origin of the Moon's water and how easy it would be to use as a resource.

30 Aug 2017

How the moon saw itself when it shadowed the sun during total solar eclipse – NASA's LRO gives a glimpse!

As LRO crossed the lunar south pole heading north at 3,579 mph (1,600 meters per second), the shadow of the Moon was racing across the United States at 1,500 mph (670 meters per second).

01 Jun 2017

NASA's orbiter discovers signs of frozen water on Moon's south pole

Scientists have identified that the bright areas in craters near the Moon's south pole are cold enough to have frost present on the surface.

27 May 2017

NASA scientists decode the reason for lunar orbiter's 'wild and jittery' 2014 images!

From the sudden and jagged pattern apparent in the image, the LROC team determined that the camera must have been hit by a tiny meteoroid, NASA said in a statement on Friday.

10 Mar 2017

Chandrayaan-1: India's first lunar mission lost in space detected orbiting the Moon by NASA radar

In addition to Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, the US space agency also located NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) around the Moon.

13 Oct 2016

'Moon gets complete facelift every 81,000 years'

The findings, published in Nature, come from "before and after" pictures taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, which has been mapping the Moon since 2009.

21 Dec 2015

NASA unveils stunning image of earth 'rising' over the moon!

It can't get more dreamy than this!

Earthrise image

18 Dec 2015

Breathtaking image of Earthrise from the moon – See pic!

The high resolution Earthrise image was captured from the spacecraft's vantage point in orbit around the moon.

18 Dec 2015

Christmas gift: Watch rare full moon lighting up night sky

This rare event won't happen again until 2034.

15 Oct 2015

Earth's gravitational pull 'massaging' our moon

New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft revealed earth's gravity has influenced the orientation of thousands of faults that form in the lunar surface as the moon shrinks.

16 Sep 2015

Earth's gravitational pull shrinking the Moon: NASA

Earth's gravity has influenced the orientation of thousands of faults that form in the lunar surface as the Moon shrinks, NASA has revealed.

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