Moon
Surprise! Asteroid Crashes And Raindrop Splashes Look Almost Alike
It's hard to study what an asteroid impact does real-time as you'd need to be looking at the right spot…
Cool Video: Space Station Flies in Front of the Moon
This has been on my bucket list for a while, but I've never had the opportunity to witness it myself:…
Half-Moon Makes Dramatic Pass at Uranus Tonight
Sunlight. Moonlight. Starlight. I saw all three for the first time in weeks yesterday. Filled with photons, I feel lighter today,…
Station Astronauts Send Christmas Greetings from the International Space Station
ISS astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore, NASA, Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA and Terry Virts, NASA send Christmas 2014 greetings from the space…
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Universe Today’s Top 10 Space Stories of 2014
It seems a lot of the space stories of this year involve spacecraft making journeys: bouncing across a comet, or…
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The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015
Phew! It’s here. Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud…
Walk Beside China’s Moon Rover In Best Chang’e-3 Mission Pictures Ever
It's been just over a year since China wowed the world with the first soft Moon landing in almost 40…
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NASA’s First Orion Crew Module Arrives Safely Back at Kennedy Space Center
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After a history making journey of more than 66,000 miles through space, ocean splash down…
XPRIZE Moon Robot Contest Deadline Pushed Back A Year To 2016
For the 18 teams racing to put a robot on the Moon, some good news -- they have an extra…
Robotic Moon Lander Concept Raises $942K, Meeting Goal With A Day To Go
Update, Dec. 18, 8:09 a.m. EST: Lunar Mission One closed its fundraising mission the night before at £672,447 ($1,052,413), short…