EditorialAn undated photo from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio of the Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole, one of many that are perpetually in shadow. (NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio of the Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole, one of many that are perpetually in shadow. (NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio via The New York Times)
EditorialA satellite image provided by NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University with an arrow pointing to a double crater, roughly 28 meters wide, on the surface of the moon that is the crash site of a forgotten rocket stage that struck the far side of the moon in March of 2022. (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University via The New York Times)
EditorialA satellite image provided by NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University with an arrow pointing to a double crater, roughly 28 meters wide, on the surface of the moon that is the crash site of a forgotten rocket stage that struck the far side of the moon in March of 2022. (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn image provided by NASA shows a visualization, using data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, of the Shackleton crater at the moon’s south pole. (NASA Scientific Visualization Studio via The New York Times)