Moon
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…
Blue Moon on July 31
A Blue Moon is a fairly rare event that happens when there are two full moons in a single month.…
Decreasing Earthshine Could Be Tied to Global Warming
Astronomers can measure the reflectivity of the Earth's atmosphere by watching "Earthshine" on the Moon. They found that a gradual…
Smart 1 Reaches its 250th Orbit
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft completed its 250th orbit this week on its long, slow journey to the Moon.…
There Might Not Be Ice at the Moon’s Pole
Image credit: Cornell University At the South Pole of the Moon, there is a region that is always in the…
Brightest Full Moon this Year
Image credit: NASA The full moon on February 27 is going to be the brightest one of 2002. The moon's…
Moon Could Still Have Molten Interior
Astronomers have calculated that the Moon, pulled by the gravity of the Earth and the Sun, may bulge as much…