Moon
Astrophotos: Occultation of Saturn
Observers in Australia and New Zealand had a special treat this week: watching Saturn disappear behind the Moon during an…
Phobos & Deimos — The Moons of Mars Explained
Where did Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos come from? How did they end up in orbit around Mars? This cool…
Saturn Disappears Behind the Full Flower Moon May 14 – Watch it Live
Funny thing. Skywatchers are often just as excited to watch a celestial object disappear as we are to see it make an…
Observing Alert: See Mercury’s Best Evening Show of the Year
Don't let furtive Mercury slip through your fingers this spring. The next two and a half weeks will be the best…
The Newest ‘Earthrise’ Image, Courtesy of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
That’s Earth. That’s us. Way off in the distance as a fairly small, blue and swirly white sphere. This is…
Virtual Star Party – May 4, 2014: It’s Galaxy Season!
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Andrew Dumbleton, Stuart Foreman, David Dickinson, Shahrin Ahmad and special guest…
Astrophoto: Special Delivery to the Moon
Fly me -- or my package -- to the Moon? "Anything is possible!" said astrophotographer Sebastien Lebrigand, via email to…
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…