Moon
April Lunacy: Getting Ready for the Full ‘Mini-Moon’
Why this week's Full Moon is the smallest of 2016. It's Mini-Moon season!
When Will Earth Lock to the Moon?
The Moon is tidally locked to the Earth so it always shows us the same face. But the Earth is…
Watch the Moon Occult Vesta and Aldebaran This Weekend
The Moon occults the bright star Aldebaran on the evening of April 10th for North America, and, for a lucky…
A Challenging Daytime Occultation of Venus for Europe
Up for a challenge? The Moon occults Venus for Europe, the UK and northern Asia on April 6th, though it'll…
The Moon’s Other Axis
The Moon had a different axis of rotation billions of years ago. The culprit? Volcanoes.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…