NASA has released new panoramic photos of moon, captured by Neil Armstrong, the first man who landed on moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.

The new footage features a close-up of the moon’s ... a 300-plus-mile-wide (483-kilometer) basin called Mare Crisium, or “Sea of Crises.” The lander will then perform surface operations ...

Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests otherwise. A study using NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data found ...

Read: When to photograph the moon Sunday, February 2 ... Earth’s clouds and ice back onto the lunar surface is often picked up by wide-angle lenses. Read: The best lenses for astrophotography.

Scientists have studied the moon's surface for decades to help piece together its complex geological and evolutionary history. Evidence from the lunar maria (dark, flat areas on the moon filled ...