Moon

The South Rim of Aristarchus

LROC view looking obliquely of the south rim of Aristarchus from the west (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University) Flying over at an…

12 years ago

The ‘Bonus’ Full Moon of 2012

The Moon and Jupiter above the dishes in Canberra, Australia. Credit: Carlos Orue. The full Moon today is considered a…

12 years ago

Amazing Video of a Lunar Occultation

Captured on camera by astrophotographer Rafael Defavari from his location in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, this video shows the…

12 years ago

A Color View of Darling Dione

Color-composite of Dione made from raw Cassini images acquired on Dec. 23, 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by J. Major.) Although made…

12 years ago

‘Live’ Tweeting Apollo 17’s Mission

  40 years ago on December 19, 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down on Earth, marking the end of the manned…

12 years ago

‘NASA Johnson Style’ Parodies ‘Gangnam Style’ Music Video

http://youtu.be/2Sar5WT76kE Check this out and get in the groove to enjoy some really cool fun from NASA NASA interns and…

12 years ago

End of Mission: GRAIL Spacecraft Impact a Mountain on the Moon

The planned path of the GRAIL spacecrafts' final orbit. Credit: NASA "So long, Ebb and Flow, and we thank you,"…

12 years ago

NASA Looks Towards Next Mission to the Moon

NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Observatory sits beside a radio frequency antenna inside an enclosure that blocks…

12 years ago

Apollo’s Final Footsteps, 40 years later

Will there come a time when we on Earth can look up at the Moon and know that people are…

12 years ago

Endgame: GRAIL Spacecraft to Slam into Lunar Crater Rim on December 17

The GRAIL mission will come to a dramatic end on Monday as the two spacecraft will be commanded to crash…

12 years ago