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Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.
A new study using NASA's and DLR's now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has pieced together the first detailed, wide-area map of water distribution on the Moon.
NASA has unveiled nine potential landing regions near the moon's South Pole for the Artemis III mission, marking the first crewed lunar landing in over 50 years. These regions, all uncharted by ...
This map from ispace shows the prime landing site of the Resilience lander (bright red dot with white arrow) in the Sea of Cold region of the moon's far northern hemisphere.
NASA released an update of its Artemis III moon landing regions. The agency will likely explore one of these nine candidate areas this decade as it establishes a permanent presence on the moon.
Chinese astronomers have shared the most detailed geological map of the moon ever created, revealing more than 12,000 structures. The new atlas will be essential for picking out landing locations ...
A geological map of Chandrayaan-3's landing site showing secondary crater chains in blue and boulders in yellow. Credit: R.K. Sinha et al. Scientists mapping the landing site of India’s ...
NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites near the moon's south pole for its Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface no earlier than 2026.