This artist’s concept compares the approximate altitude of the Orion capsule during Artemis II to the orbit of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which has been studying the Moon since 2009, ...
NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) is paving the way for human and robotic exploration of the Moon.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. [6][7] Data collected by LRO have been described as essential for planning NASA's future human and robotic missions to the Moon. [8]
Latest Images A New Freckle on the Face of the Moon The LROC team discovered a new crater that formed since LRO entered orbit, identifiable in the above image by its bright ejecta rays. Image: M1350367385R. Crater centered at... Published on 13 Nov 2025
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The LRO instruments return global data, such as day-night temperature maps, a global geodetic grid, high resolution color imaging and the moon's UV albedo.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a U.S. spacecraft that mapped the surface of the Moon in order to help select ideal sites for uncrewed and eventually crewed lunar landers.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, studies the Moon to help piece together the story of the inner Solar System.
The Intuitive Machines' Nova-C "Odysseus" lander has delivered its first image from the surface of the moon. Also, see the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter view of the lander from moon orbit.
The four-person crew of NASA's Artemis II mission is on course to go deeper into space than any group of humans in history as they orbit the moon. The Orion capsule containing the crew entered the ...