Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Stories
NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes
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Moonquakes pose little risk to astronauts during a mission lasting just a few days. But their effects on longer-term lunar surface assets could be significant.
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NASA’s LRO Views ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Moon Lander Impact Site
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On June 11, NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) captured photos of the site where the ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (RESILIENCE) lunar lander experienced a hard landing on June 5, 2025, UTC. RESILIENCE was launched on Jan.…
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Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
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Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA’s archives often finds new purpose decades later,…
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