In fact, the new map is a synthesis of six maps developed during the 1960s and 1970s when NASA last flew missions to the Moon as part of the Apollo program. They’ve been amalgamated and updated ...

A map, based on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data, showing an image of the moon (left) and its topography (right). The image at left was stretched to emphasize the mare, or low-lying areas formed ...

A new pair of lunar maps lets you explore the moon without bothering to get off Earth first. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently posted online two moon maps — a photo mosaic and ...

A new analysis of maps of the near and far sides of the moon shows that there are multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit rocks and soils, including water-rich rocks excavated by ...

A topographic map of the moon, centered on the Apollo 15 landing site, highlighting the Apennine and Caucasus ranges and the fairly subtle wrinkling in Serenitatis.

The Library of Congress has 400 years of moon maps from around the world. Explore the moon in centuries of maps to celebrate the first-ever human moon landing in 1969.

Almost three years have passed since Alabama residents witnessed a total lunar eclipse, but they'll have another chance to see one on March 13-14. When the moon aligns with the Earth and sun, it ...

COLUMBIA — The crew of Apollo 11 took its first steps on the moon 50 years ago. And some key maps that would help land them there are now in the possession of South Carolina's flagship ...