Critical science support for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will help pave the way for further human and robotic exploration of the Moon. U.S.

Currently, Astrogeology has several internship opportunity offerings. There are two year-round computer programming internships open for Computer Science majors, or other majors with a Computer ...

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Baerbel Lucchitta talked about how luck played a role in her career as a planetary geologist, but hers was a case of someone making their own luck. Lucchitta did just that when she was a young ...

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The moon is a barren and desolate place, with no signs of life or civilization. But there is one human being who rests there in eternal peace: Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, a pioneer of planetary science and ...

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars next year, it will be equipped with some of the most precise maps of Mars ever created, courtesy of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Not only are the ...

But Astrogeology’s role in planetary mapping was only just getting started. The Astrogeology branch quietly celebrated 50 years in town over the summer. And although most locals likely know about the ...