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APO, NMSU Researchers Detect New Laser Reflector on Moon With Amazing Precision
June 05, 2025
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 5 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:

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APO, NMSU researchers detect new laser reflector on moon with amazing precision

Imagine measuring the distance from Earth to an object on the moon within a space equal to the thickness of a single penny.

That's what a team from Apache Point Observatory (APO) and New Mexico State University's Department of Astronomy accomplished as pa . . .

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