Landing on the moon may soon be much easier thanks to NASA's Lunar Retroreflector Array network being carried to the lunar surface on international and commercial landers. When you purchase through ...

Using information provided by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) instrument teams, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have successfully pinpointed the location of a ...

June 26 (UPI) --Scientists have developed a superior sound-reflecting material. The "retroreflector" technology can bounce back sound waves in the direction they came from. Previous retroreflectors ...

The Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment from the Apollo 11 mission. Image Credit: NASA There are few moments and pictures from the moon missions that live on in the public eye; Neil Armstrong’s footprint, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite some recent delays, NASA’s Artemis program is still ...

The full moon has long been associated with any number of superstitions. While links with lunacy, violence, fertility, disasters, and the stock market have been thoroughly debunked, the possibility of ...

On 17 November 1970, the Soviet Union’s Luna 17 mission touched down on the surface of the Moon. The lander carried a huge rover the size of a small car, called Lunokhod-1, which trundled off into ...

The seven retroreflectors placed on the Moon's surface will bounce photons back to you if you have a laser powerful enough. It's the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon today, and pretty ...

On January 24, NASA reported a significant achievement in lunar exploration, as its spacecraft successfully utilized a laser instrument to ping the Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission. This ...

LRO pinged India's Vikram moon lander recently as well. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 30, 2019 -- A Southwest Research Institute science and engineering team designed a two-dimensional radar retroreflector that remotely monitors subtle shifts in the Earth's crust.

An orbiting instrument named LOLA succeeded in sending a laser beam to ping India's Vikram lander on the lunar surface. Reading time 2 minutes NASA’s diligent lunar orbiter transmitted a laser beam to ...