Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Chandrayaan 2: NASA finds no trace of crashed Vikram lander from its orbiter flyby

NASA used an approach used to find new meteorite impacts on the Moon, which also helped locate the crashed Beresheet lander.

Chandrayaan 2: NASA's LRO performs second flyover to locate Vikram's landing site on the moon

The LRO has on a previous occasion tried to image the landing site of Vikram lander but failed.

NASA releases detailed 3D map of the Moon for CGI artists and creators

In order to capture the depth data, two instruments on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was used.

Chandrayaan 2: Orbiter’s payloads are powered, to start sending data, images soon, says ISRO chief

The orbiter has capabilities to make 3-D maps of the lunar surface, and identify traces of water ice and minerals.

Chandrayaan 2: NASA to process multiple images of Vikram's landing site snapped by its lunar orbiter

The LRO also captured images during a flyby of Vikram’s landing site on 7 September, near the moon’s south pole.

Chandrayaan 2: NASA to share photos of Vikram's landing site before and after its ill-fated descent

Sunlight is quickly fading and a 14-day lunar night descending on the South Polar region as quickly as 20 September.

ISRO chief K Sivan reportedly tells scientists to concentrate on future missions

ISRO has several future missions planned which include the human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan.

Crashed Beresheet lander may have colonised the moon with 'water bears' from Earth

Tardigrades, or water bears, can survive without water for at least 10 years, as per recent research.

Shrinking Moon: Sporadic quakes from tectonic activity has left wrinkles on the Moon

The delicately-shrivelled exterior seen by NASA’s Orbiter suggests gradually cooling of the interior.

NASA's target for its next manned moon mission in 2024 is the lunar South pole

Robotic probes from the US, Japan & India have made the South pole the best-studied area on the moon.