This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their perilous journey around ...

And while most of the feats NASA pulled off in the heyday of the Space Race were surprising ... were key to helping plan for the Apollo landings. Lunar Orbiter 1 also managed to return the ...

Chang'e-3 landing site is indicated with a white square in this lunar map, a mosaic made with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Wide Angle Camera. The landing sites of the Apollo missions are in red.

A solar probe designed to study the sun's most mysterious and unknown regions launches on a 10-year journey. Jackson Ryan Former Science Editor Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a ...

Keywords Apollo program, Spring 1967, manned space flight, spacecraft modifications, astronaut crew, safety improvements, unmanned missions, Saturn 5, lunar exploration, Lunar Orbiter 4 ...

The spacecraft sits near a volcanic cone called Mons Latreille within the basin, which is located in the northeast region of the moon's near side. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO ...

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 ...