Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute

NASA Might Put a Huge Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon

Observing the secrets of the universe’s “Dark Ages” will require capturing ultra-long radio wavelengths—and we can’t do that on Earth.

NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries

The payloads mark the agency’s first selections from its Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) call for proposals.

Space Grant Helps Western Expand Moon Research

The investment will add to our understanding of the Moon’s geology and geophysics, in advance of plans to land a rover on the Moon within five years.

SSERVI RISE2 Award Winners

Katherine Burgess and Rhonda Stroud of SSERVI RISE2 Team (PI Glotch) were selected to receive prestigious awards.

Stuart Ross Taylor (1925-2021)

Ross Taylor, an icon in lunar science, has passed away after a brief illness at the age of 95.

New NASA Europa Trek Portal Released

Europa Trek allows on-line users to explore one of Jupiter’s most intriguing moons.

A Telescope on the Moon Could Illuminate the Dark Ages of the Universe

A radio telescope planned for the farside of the moon could plug a 500-million-year hole in cosmic history.

3 Students Named Winners of Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest

NASA invited students to envision themselves leading a crew, or “pod,” on a mission to the Moon’s South Pole, and capture these ideas in their essays.

Seeing What We Have Never Seen Before: Low-Frequency Radio Astronomy from the Moon

Low-frequency radio observations from the radio-quiet lunar farside will allow astronomers to probe the mysterious dark ages of the universe after the Big Bang.