Unplanned' picture of Earth captured by NASA's Orbiter 1 from Moon in 1966, became defining moment in space photography. For decades, scientists have dreamed of capturing the Moo ...

(While the iron oxide on the Moon does not turn it red, to go along with the concept of 'rusting', the thumbnail image — ...

We typically think of the Moon as an isolated rock in space, a quarter million miles from here. It’s a barren place, once described by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as “magnificent desolation.” ...

Dr. Jose Hurtado from UTEP is part of a team creating detailed lunar south pole maps to aid future Artemis missions, ...

A professor at the University of Texas at El Paso is part of a NASA team prepping for new missions to the moon.

After all the tests, NASA determined that Artemis II was safe to fly with its current heat shield, but NASA decided to use a ...

NASA launched a lunar orbiter Wednesday night that will trace the Moon's elusive water cycle. Lunar Trailblazer, a collaboration between NASA, Northern Arizona University, and Lockheed Martin Space, ...

A mockup of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer, with the Moon in background. Lockheed Martin Space NASA is not one to let a good spacecraft go to waste. For nearly two weeks, the space agency has been trying to ...

Humanity's first look at Earth from the moon didn't come until Aug. 23, 1966, when this grainy, black-and-white image showed our planet as a crescent above the lunar horizon, appearing to rise as the ...

There may be more water on the moon than previously believed, and it could be used as a resource during upcoming missions -- like NASA's return of humans to the lunar surface through the Artemis ...

The true Earth-Moon distance ranges from approximately 224,000 to 252,000 miles (360,000 to 405,000 kilometers), depending on the position of the Moon’s orbit. Details about the Lunar Reconnaissance ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model of the Lunar Orbiter was ...