Topic: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Moon explosion as humongous rock strikes lunar surface

Moon explosion: An explosion on the moon could be seen on Earth in March as a boulder-sized object smashed into the lunar surface at 56,000 miles per hour.

Mona Lisa rides laser beams all the way to the moon: NASA

NASA prepares twin spacecraft for crash landing

Water ice found on scorching-hot Mercury

Water on the moon? Maybe a lot more than we thought ... thanks to the sun.

Rover Curiosity is a star, but can it help fund future of Mars exploration?

Is there ice on the moon? Scientists spot shiny crater.

NASA scientists investigate ice in huge, perpetually dark Moon crater (+video)

Your moon base here? Sun-washed crater rim has big vistas, but little water.

Strange features on Mercury upend thinking about 'first rock from sun'

How did the moon get there? NASA videos explain.

Solar flare: Biggest in six years hits the Earth (+video)

Obama's NASA budget: Mars takes a hit, but space science isn't dead

How Mercury is like Saturn (and other surprises from NASA's orbiter)

Supermoon to make closest pass by Earth on Saturday

Moon's got water, yeah. But it's got other resource goodies, too.

In Pictures Space photos of the day: Deep Impacts

In Pictures Space photos of the day 09/27

The moon as solar system's Rosetta stone?

In Pictures Space photos of the day 09/07

Cool Astronomy Is the moon really a 'been there done that' world?

In Pictures Space photos of the day 06/29

Water on the moon: Eureka! They've found it!

After moon bombing, search for water begins

NASA moon 'bombing' a plunge into the mystery of lunar water