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.
Feb 24, 2018, 11:59 AM ISTHow 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).
Aug 30, 2017, 15:45 PM ISTNASA 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.
May 27, 2017, 14:33 PM IST'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.
Oct 13, 2016, 08:48 AM ISTBreathtaking 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.
Dec 18, 2015, 22:48 PM ISTChristmas gift: Watch rare full moon lighting up night sky
This rare event won't happen again until 2034.
Dec 18, 2015, 09:16 AM ISTEarth'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.
Oct 15, 2015, 13:44 PM ISTEarth'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.
Sep 16, 2015, 21:37 PM IST