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Virtual Star Party – October 13, 2013
We've got a pretty bright Moon, but that just means we've got another target for the Virtual Star Party. Tonight…
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NASA’s Juno probe Gets Gravity Speed Boost during Earth Flyby But Enters ‘Safe Mode’
Developing story - NASA’s Juno-bound Jupiter orbiter successfully blazed past Earth this afternoon (Oct. 9) and gained its huge and…
Oct. 7, 1959 – Our First Look at the Far Side of the Moon
For millennia, human eyes have seen only one face of the moon. Put a dude from the Iron Age in…
LADEE Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit on Oct. 6 Amidst Government Shutdown
NASA’s LADEE lunar orbiter will fire its main engine on Oct. 6 to enter lunar orbit in the midst of…
This Company Wants To Send Robots Into Lunar Caves
Ever since (and most likely long before) the first tantalizing glimpses of a lunar lava tube and skylight were captured…
Astrophotos: The Smiley Face Moon and Companions in the Sky
Did you notice a bright "star" close to the Moon last night (September 8, 2013)? People around the world had…
NASA Science Probe Blazes Spectacular Trail to the Moon from Virginia
This magnificent view of NASA’s LADEE lunar orbiter launched on Friday night Sept 6, on the maiden flight of the…
Watch LADEE Launch Live!
NASA’s heading back to the Moon, and you can see the launch – either live with your own eyes if…
See Venus and the Moon Together in the Sky on September 8
Sky watchers worldwide are in for a treat Sunday evening September 8, 2013 as the waxing crescent Moon passes near…
How to See the Historic LADEE Nighttime Moon Shot on Sept. 6
Minotaur V rocket and LADEE spacecraft launch trajectory view as should be seen from atop the Empire State Building, NY,…