Moon

Apollo 11 F-1 Engine Finding Confirmed by Jeff Bezos on Eve of 1st Human Moonwalk

In a fitting testament to NASA’s momentous Apollo Moon Landing Program, NASA and billionaire Jeff Bezos confirmed today (July 19)…

11 years ago

Astrophoto: The Gorgeous Colors of a Setting Quarter Moon

When I looked out my south-facing window last night, I saw a gorgeous quarter Moon high in the sky. Giuseppe…

11 years ago

LADEE Lunar Probe Unveiled at NASA’s Wallops Launch Site in Virginia

NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Observatory has arrived at the launch site on the Eastern Shore of…

11 years ago

NASA Alters 1st Orion/SLS Flight – Bold Upgrade to Deep Space Asteroid Harbinger Planned

NASA Orion spacecraft blasts off atop 1st Space Launch System rocket in 2017 - attached to European provided service module…

11 years ago

New Desktop Image Alert: The Moon Over Earth

If you're like me, you don't change your computer's desktop background nearly often enough... especially not considering all the fantastic…

11 years ago

How Many Moons Does Earth Have?

Look up into the night sky and count the moons. You can see only one moon, "the" Moon. But does…

11 years ago

No, This Image Was Not Taken from the Space Station, But it Sure Looks Like It

I love those images taken from the International Space Station that show the Moon rising or setting above Earth's limb,…

11 years ago

Astrophoto: Houston Super Moonrise

While we recently posted a huge batch of images from the recent "Super Moon," this new image from Sergio Garcia…

11 years ago

‘Super Moon’ Images from Around the World, June 2013

The full Moon of June 23, 2013 was the largest Moon of the year. This so-called “Super Moon” was at…

11 years ago

Astrophoto: Fireworks and the Quarter Moon

This lovely image of the Moon with fireworks exploding nearby in the sky was taken by astrophotgrapher Giuseppe Petricca over…

11 years ago