Moon
Don’t Breathe the Moon Dust
One of the big hazards for astronauts living on the Moon is going to be the dust; it gets everywhere,…
Is There Water on the Moon?
NASA's Lunar Prospector hinted at the possibility that there are pockets of water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the…
The Search for the Mountain of Eternal Sunlight
Now firmly in orbit, the European Space Agency's SMART-1 is seeking out a spot at the Moon's north pole that…
Podcasts: Best Spot for a Lunar Base
In case you missed the news, NASA is headed back to the Moon in the next decade. A permanent lunar…
India and Europe Agree on Lunar Mission
Officials from the European Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation have approved on a cooperative project to send a…
SMART-1’s Mission Extended
Even though SMART-1 has only just reached the Moon, controllers with the European Space Agency have decided to extend its…
SMART-1’s First Image of the Moon
The ESA's SMART-1 has taken its first close-up pictures of the Moon's surface, snapping a series of photos from an…
Experiments Chosen For Lunar Orbiter
NASA has selected six proposals for instruments that will fly with the upcoming Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). These instruments include:…
SMART-1 Goes Into Lunar Orbit
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft is no longer orbiting the Earth... it's orbiting the Moon! The spacecraft has been…
SMART-1 Nearly Captured By the Moon
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft fired its ion thruster nearly continuously last week to set itself up to be…