Lunar and Planetary Institute

Science News

Back to the Future: Space Shuttle Shows Tunguska Explosion
was Caused by
a Comet

Science News

This composite image depicts the Moon’s rugged south polar region in two lights. The black and white image on the left is a computer-generated view of the pole from radar reflectance data. The color image on the right is a topographic map of that same area. The color image on the right is the highest-resolution topography map to date of the Moon’s south pole. NASA Scientists Bring Light to
Moon’s Permanently
Dark Craters

Mission News

Lunar Mission Launches, Successfully Enters Moon Orbit Lunar Mission Launches,
Successfully Enters
Moon Orbit