Moon

Luckiest Photo Ever: The Moon, Jupiter … and More

"No matter how much you plan and prepare," said photographer Greg Gibbs, "sometimes you just have to be very lucky."…

12 years ago

The Astronomy of Shakespeare

With all this talk lately of rocks whizzing by Earth (or crashing through the atmosphere), it's remarkable that we didn't…

12 years ago

45 meter Asteroid to Skirt Very Near Earth on Feb 15

Our home planet is due for a record setting space encounter on Friday (Feb. 15) of this week, when a…

12 years ago

Fly Over a Pristine Lunar Crater

Linné crater on the Moon is one of the youngest, most well-preserved lunar impact craters. This cone-shaped crater thought to…

12 years ago

There’s Poop on the Moon

When the Apollo boys visited the Moon back in the '60s and '70s they left more than just some experiments,…

12 years ago

Watch a Magical Moonrise

This is absolutely lovely. Photographer Mark Gee says this incredible real-time video “is as it came off the memory card…

12 years ago

Astrophotos: Jupiter and the Moon Conjunction

Last night, the Moon and Jupiter snuggled up in the sky, coming within 29 arcminutes of each other. This will…

12 years ago

NASA’s Curiosity and Orion Shine at Presidential Inaugural Parade

http://youtu.be/-y21mWiN88g Video caption: Preview of Mars Curiosity Parade Float. Jim Green, Director of the Science Mission Directorate Planetary Systems Division…

12 years ago

Why the Moon Landings Weren’t Faked

I'll just leave this here. Video by SG Collins/Postwar Media H/T to Gizmodo.

12 years ago

The Secrets of Moondogs

[/caption] You’ve probably heard of -- and likely have even seen -- a Sundog, the atmospheric phenomenon that creates rainbow-colored…

12 years ago