Moon
Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon
Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…
Chinese ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Aims For The Moon On Sunday
If all goes well, expect another moon robot very soon. The Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover will lift off from China…
This Rover Could Hunt For Lunar Water And Oxygen In 2018
In 2018, NASA plans to go prospecting at the moon's south pole with a rover -- possibly, a version of…
NASA’s LADEE Probe Starts Science Study of Thin Lunar Atmosphere and Dusty Mystery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has descended to its planned low altitude…
Astrophoto: Plane Pwns the Moon
Astrophotgrapher Sebastien Lebrigand lives along the flight path to the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and regularly captures planes…
Human Lunar Missions Would Be Threatened By Dust Pileups: Study
Dust on the moon accumulates at a rate 10 times faster than previously believed, which could make it difficult for…
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MAVEN thunders to Space on Journey to Study Red Planet’s Watery History and Potential for Life
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) space probe thundered to space today (Nov. 18)…
Moon’s Blotchy Near Side Has Bigger Craters Than Expected
The familiar blotches that make up "the man in the moon", from the vantage point of Earth, happened because the…
Moonstruck: Private Moon Robot Competition Coming To A Theater Near You
To drum up publicity for the Google Lunar XPRIZE missions, the organization has produced a "dome film" about exploring the…