Have you ever wondered when the next full Moon will be? How about the first quarter moon? Now you can have all the dates and times for all the Moon phases for the year at your fingertips by building your own Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator!
In the fall of 2011, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission released its original Tour of the Moon, a five-minute animation that takes the viewer on a virtual tour of our nearest neighbor i.
In the early morning hours of April 15, 2014, the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse.
Check out this slide deck to learn about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, what the spacecraft has discovered during more than a decade of lunar exploration, and ways to get involved in NAS.
NASA experts discuss astronaut training, tools for the Artemis mission, and the importance of returning to the Moon.
The LRO camera team has discovered more than two-dozen new impact craters – including an 18-meter-wide crater caused by a bright flash on March 17, 2013.
Get out your red/blue anaglyph glasses for a three-dimensional treat! This extreme closeup of the south side of the Moon's Tycho Crater shows melt flows and pools, small craters, sagging slopes tha.
The Moon's Montes Carpatus region, seen here by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, contains numerous examples of volcanic materials.
Mark your calendars: a series of three supermoons will appear on the celestial stage on Dec. 3, 2017, Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2018.
Join a virtual event, or participate on your own by registering as an individual or household. Image credit: Surabaya Astronomy Club (Location: Surabaya, Indonesia)
Meet our nearest neighbor in space. Image credit: Flickr user MeteoriteMan2001 (Location: Laâyoune Maroc)
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