Moon

Book Review: The Chang’E-1 Topographic Atlas of the Moon

I like hiking. Particularly, I like wandering in places I've never been before. Sometimes only a map, a compass and…

9 years ago

Moonbase by 2022 For $10 Billion, Says NASA

According to a series of articles produced by NASA and industry specialists, a lunar base could be built in a…

9 years ago

A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Leads the Way to Easter Weekend

The first Full Moon after the vernal equinox not only sets us up for Easter this weekend, but features an…

9 years ago

NASA Test Fires SLS Flight Engine Destined to Launch Astronauts Back to the Moon

NASA engineers have successfully test fired the first flight engine destined to power the agency’s mammoth new SLS rocket that…

9 years ago

First Tomatoes, Peas Harvested From Simulated Martian Soil

Martian colonists will need to grow their own food, and researchers in Netherlands are trying to understand how suitable Martian…

9 years ago

J.J. Abrams Heading To The Moon With Google Lunar X-Prize

JJ Abrams new 9-part web documentary will chronicle teams competing for Google's Lunar-X Prize.

9 years ago

ESA Planning To Build An International Village… On The Moon!

At a recent symposium in the Netherlands, representatives from the European Space Agency discussed plans to build a village on…

9 years ago

By Jove: Our 2016 Guide to Jupiter at Opposition

Get ready for Jupiter's opposition for the year, with our complete guide to observing the largest planet in 2016.

9 years ago

NASA Releases Strange ‘Music’ Heard By 1969 Astronauts

NASA has made public a recording of strange "music" that astronauts reported hearing in 1969 while on the far side…

9 years ago

NASA Unveils Orion Pressure Vessel at KSC Launching on EM-1 Moon Mission in 2018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA officials proudly unveiled the pressure vessel for the agency’s new Orion capsule destined to…

9 years ago