Missions
Kepler Spacecraft Back in Action After Reaction Wheel Problem
There has been some concern about the Kepler spacecraft after one of the devices that provide the ability for super-precise…
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,"…
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…
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…
One Spacecraft Captures Another in Lunar Orbit
This is awesome! It is the first footage of one orbiting robotic spacecraft taken by another orbiting robotic spacecraft at…
Herschel Spacecraft Won’t “Bomb” the Moon, But GRAIL Will
Artist concept of Ebb and Flow, the two GRAIL spacecraft in orbit of the Moon. Credit: NASA The Herschel space…
Moon’s Inner Crust Almost Completely Pulverized
This image shows a highly porous crust on the lunar surface, a consequence of fractures generated by billions of years…
GRAIL First Results Provide Most Precise Lunar Gravity Map Yet
This map shows the gravity field of the moon as measured by NASA's GRAIL mission. Image credit: NASA/ARC/MIT The first…
GOCE – How Low Can It Go?
Caption: GOCE over ice. Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab Since March 2009, the European Space Agency (ESA) mission, Gravity field…
Paddleboat Mission to Titan Proposed
Three concepts for the TALISE boat mission to Titan: screw propelled (left), paddle wheels (center) and inflatable wheels (right). Credit:…