Moon
The Man Who Sold The Moon … And Other ‘Lunarcy’
One man claims to own the moon. Another promises to create effective lunar habitats. And yet another, a former astronaut,…
Enceladus’ Jets Reach All the Way to its Sea
Thanks to the Cassini mission we've known about the jets of icy brine spraying from the south pole of Saturn's…
Remains of GRAIL Spacecraft Found on Lunar Surface
On December 17, 2012, the GRAIL mission came to an end, and the two washing machine-sized spacecraft performed a flying…
Join the Golden Spike Video Contest
If you've been following Golden Spike Company, you know that the company is planning to launch commercial Lunar exploration missions…
Looking Into the Moon’s Permanently Shadowed Craters
There are some craters on the Moon that never see the light of day. But that doesn't stop the Lunar…
Astrophotos: The Full Snow Moon
In Native American lore, the full Moon in February is called the Snow Moon, as this time of year usually…
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."…
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…
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…
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…