Moon
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…
Fear Not the Moon, Perseids Always a Great Show
Get ready for the darling of meteor showers this week — the Perseids. Who can deny their appeal? Not only…
Moon’s Insides Still Hot, Hot, Hot After Billions Of Years Of Formation: Study
Rather than being dead inside, the Moon still has a warm interior that is due to the effect of the…
Video: Watch The Moon Slowly Blot Out Saturn In Australia
Wow! Check out this video of the Moon passing in front of Saturn from a viewpoint in Brisbane, Australia. This…
Get Set For Super (Duper?) Moon 2 of 3 For 2014
You could be forgiven for thinking this summer that the “supermoon” is now a monthly occurrence. But this coming weekend’s…
Ranger 7 Takes 1st Image of the Moon by a US Spacecraft 50 Years Ago – July 31, 1964
As we remember the 45th anniversary of Earth’s historic 1st manned lunar landing last week by America’s Apollo 11 crew…