Moon
Weekly Space Hangout – November 15, 2013
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Jason Major & David Dickinson Jason Major on: Awesome New Image from Cassini Mars Was Earthlike…
Russia’s Second Shot at Phobos May Return Bits of Mars As Well
After the tragic failure of the first Phobos-Grunt mission to even make it out of low-Earth orbit, the Russian space…
Virtual Star Party – November 10, 2013
Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Stuart Forman, David Dickinson, Tom Nathe, Roy Salisbury, Mike Phillips, Thad Szabo (more…)
Do You Need Some Space?
Of course you do! (Who doesn't?) And so here's a wonderful tour of our Solar System to provide you with…
Titan’s North Pole is Loaded With Lakes
A combination of exceptionally clear weather, the steady approach of northern summer, and a poleward orbital path has given Cassini…
Virtual Star Party – October 20, 2013: In Space, Nobody can Hear You Waka-Waka-Waka-Waka!
Sunday's Virtual Star Party felt like a reunion, with Mike Phillips, Gary Gonella, and Roy Salisbury supplying images and Scott…
Skeleton Crew gets LADEE in Orbit, Checked Out and Fires Revolutionary Laser During Gov’t Shutdown
NASA’s new LADEE spacecraft successfully entered lunar orbit, is operating beautifully and has begun shooting its radical laser communications experiment…
This is the Moon, the Whole Moon and Nothing But the Moon
Take a look around the Moon... no, really, take a good look AROUND the Moon! This is a fantastic animation…
How the Moon Would Look if it Were at the Same Distance as the Space Station
This is completely impossible, but fun just the same. How would the Moon look from Earth if it orbited at…
To The Moon! Crowdfunded Solar Sail Shoots For Lunar Launch
It's a tiny satellite with ambitious goals: to zip all the way from the Earth to the Moon using a…