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 ...

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 ...

The ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander was launched on Dec. 11, 2022, a privately funded spacecraft planned to land on the lunar surface. After a several-month journey to the moon, the spacecraft ...

GREENBELT, Md. — NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23. The spacecraft has two cameras — a low resolution Wide Angle Camera ...

The successful placement of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the Moon’s surface has been confirmed by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The private spacecraft, part of NASA’s Commercial ...

Although NASA ’s ongoing Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission continues to hone global maps that will be used by lunar explorers for decades to come, the science generated by the mission’s more ...

Silicon Photonics is redefining data movement, evolving from efficiency improvements to a structural necessity under AI's heavy data demands. By 2026, silicon photonics addresses copper interconnect ...