Moon
How the Hubble Telescope Will Look at the Moon to See Venus Transit the Sun
[/caption] Venus moving across the face of the Sun, from our vantage point here on Earth, is such a rare…
Moon Craters 3-D!
[/caption] While many are hoping to see a larger-than-usual view of the Moon this weekend, here’s some great 3-D closeups…
Supermoon This Weekend
[/caption] This weekend will provide the full Moon’s closest approach of the year to Earth. On Saturday, May 5, 2012…
Pictures of the Moon
The Moon is one of the most familiar and beautiful objects in the night sky (and daytime too!). Let's take…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 30-May 6, 2012
[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for another week filled with bright planets, a meteor shower, challenging lunar features,…
Ancient Asteroids Kept Pelting Earth in a ‘Late-Late’ Heavy Bombardment
[/caption] Even though the Late Heavy Bombardment is somewhat of a controversial idea, new research has revealed this period of…
Lunar Satellite Reveals Apollo 16 Remains
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) made a low pass over the Apollo 16 site last fall, capturing images of the…
The Family that Went to the Moon
[/caption] Well, the family photo, anyway. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts Charlie Duke and John Young embarked on…
Join the Million Crater Challenge
Like a challenge? Right now you can join in a contest to mark a million craters, as part of the…
Earthrise, Revisited
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders and Jim Lovell were the first humans to witness…