Since June 2009, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling the moon, compiling data for the first full topographic map of its surface. The data implies that 3.9 billion years ago ...

The most detailed map of the Moon ever created has revealed never-before-seen craters at the lunar poles. The map is also revealing secrets about the Moon’s interior – and hinting about Mars ...

The first complete topographic map of the moon and its craters has revealed details of billions of years of bombardment by asteroids, and the early history of our solar system. Among other things ...

To produce this map,Goldstone?s massive antenna, three-quarters the sizeof a football field, sent a 500-kilowatt, 90-minute-long radar stream to themoon, 231,800 miles (373,046 kilometers) away.

The moon is under constant bombardment by meteorites and asteroids that can leave massive craters on its surface. The Aitken basin, the largest impact crater on the lunar surface, has a diameter ...

Using artificial intelligence, Chinese scientists have identified over 109,000 previously unrecognized lunar craters on the moon’s surface, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.

NASA revealed the first detailed map of water on the moon with data from the now-retired SOFIA airborne observatory. ... like the bottoms of craters.

In the most comprehensive lunar map yet, the moon looks like it’s been playing paintball. Each splash of color identifies a discrete rock or sediment formation, including craters, basins and ...

These pit craters, which may potentially lead to caves that could also provide human shelter, have temperatures that could make lunar exploration and long-term human habitation on the moon safer ...

Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite.

The age of Mare Orientale could act like a lunar Rosetta stone for dating the age of the moon's other giant impact basins. Space. Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions.

Using artificial intelligence, Chinese scientists have identified over 109,000 previously unrecognized lunar craters on the moon’s surface, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.