Moon

Virtual Star Party – February 9, 2014: Fire is Bad for Seeing!

Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Nicole Gugliucci, Chris Kennedy, Tom Nathe, David Dickinson, James McGee (more…)

11 years ago

Prometheus Practices Its Pull

Lit by eerie, reflected light from Saturn's F ring (and a casting a faint shadow through a haze of icy…

11 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 333: When Worlds Collide

Just take a look at the surface of the Moon and you can see it experienced a savage beating in…

11 years ago

You are Here! Curiosity’s 1st Photo of Home Planet Earth from Mars

You are here! - As an Evening Star in the Martian Sky This evening-sky view taken by NASA's Mars rover…

11 years ago

NASA Extends LADEE Dust Explorer for Bonus Lunar Science

Depiction of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) observatory as it approaches lunar orbit.Credit: NASA Ames/Dana Berry LADEE…

11 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – January 31, 2014: No Black Holes?!?

Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Brian Koberlein, Morgan Rehnberg, David Dickinson, Jason Major, Nicole Gugliucci (more…)

11 years ago

Close Encounters of the Lunar Kind – LRO images LADEE

This dissolve animation compares the LRO image (geometrically corrected) of LADEE captured on Jan 14, 2014 with a computer-generated and…

11 years ago

China’s Chang’e-3 Lander and Yutu Moon Rover – from Above and Below

Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover – from Above And Below Composite view shows China’s Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover from…

11 years ago

Virtual Star Party – January 26, 2014: Our Missed Supernova!

Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis (@baldastronomer) Astronomers: Stuart Foreman, Bill McLaughlin Commentary: Tom Nathe, David Dickinson (@astroguyz) (more…)

11 years ago

Yutu rover Suffers Significant Setback at Start of 2nd Lunar Night

China’s maiden moon rover ‘Yutu’ has just suffered a significant mechanical setback right at the start of her 2nd lunar…

11 years ago