Moon
Get Set for the Super (or Do You Say Harvest?) Full Moon 3 of 3 for 2014
Time to dust off those ‘what is a perigee Full Moon’ explainer posts… the supermoon once again cometh this weekend…
Hunting for “Minimoons” Orbiting Earth
It’s an engaging thought experiment. What if Earth had multiple moons? Our world has one large natural satellite, just over…
Tonight’s Moon-Mars-Saturn Trio Recalls Time of Terror
Check it out. Look southwest at dusk tonight and you'll see three of the solar system's coolest personalities gathering for…
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US Heavy Lift Mars Rocket Passes Key Review and NASA Sets 2018 Maiden Launch Date
Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. SLS will be the most powerful rocket…
One That Fell to Earth: Researchers Reveal 2012 Novato Meteorite Took a Beating
What's the chance of that thump you just heard in your house was a meteorite hitting your roof? That was…
How A Comet-Chasing Spacecraft ‘Likely’ Brought Interstellar Dust Back To Earth
If the scientists are right, a NASA spacecraft brought stuff from outside the solar system back to Earth. The Stardust…
A Spectacular Dawn Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Set For August 18th
“What are those two bright stars in the morning sky?” About once a year we can be assured that we’ll…
Perigee “Super” Moon Images from Around the World
Wow! The astrophotographers out there are getting artsy! Take a look at some of the most artistic images of the…
Watch This Weekend’s Near-‘Supermoon’ Set From The Space Station
With the full Moon approaching just a little bit closer than Earth to usual, a cosmonaut on the International Space…
ISEE-3 Completes Lunar Flyby, Begins a Citizen Science Program
The journey began on August 12, 1978 from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II launch vehicle. Now after 36 years…