Moon
Imagine What Could Be Done With a “Penny4NASA”
If you're reading this then you're probably a big fan of space exploration. And while on one hand you could…
LADEE Sees Zodiacal Light before Crashing into Moon, but Apollo Mystery Remains
Sunrise over the surface of the moon: a series of star tracker images taken by LADEE Saturday, April 12. The…
NASA’s Highly Productive LADEE Dust Explorer Probe Crashes into the Moon as Planned
NASA's LADEE lunar orbiting dust and atmosphere explorer probe has bitten the dust and crashed into the Moon’s surface exactly…
Is Saturn Making a New Moon?
Congratulations! It's a baby... moon? A bright clump spotted orbiting Saturn at the outermost edge of its A ring may…
Cassini Sees a “Zen Garden” on Titan
Looking like the flowing designs carved by a Zen gardener's rake, long parallel dunes of hydrocarbon sand stretch across the…
Can You Escape the Force of Gravity?
It feels like you just can't get away from clingy gravity. Even separated by distances of hundreds of millions of…
Virtual Star Party – April 6, 2014: Saturn Rising
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, Roy Salisbury, Sharin Ahmed, Stuart Forman, Mike Simmons and…
NASA Announces ‘Take the Plunge’ Contest – Guess when LADEE Hits the Moon – Soon!
You can enter NASA’s ‘Take the Plunge’ contest and guess LADEE’s impending lunar impact date, expected on or before April…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 341: 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Pamela has a day job, remember? As an astronomer? Recently the 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference occurred in the…
Observing Alert: Watch the Moon Cross the Hyades This Week
A photogenic grouping greets evening sky watchers this week providing a fine teaser leading up to a spectacular eclipse. On…