Moon
Crescent Moon Photos from Around the World
For the past week or so, we've had either a waxing or waning crescent Moon (save for the New Moon…
New Video Shows the GRAIL MoonKAM’s Final Looks at the Moon
As a fond farewell, here are some of the final images taken by the GRAIL MoonKAM educational cameras on board…
What Craters on the Moon Teach Us About Earth
When the Moon was receiving its highest number of impacts, so was Earth. Credit: Dan Durda Some questions about our…
Walk a Tightrope Across the Moon
A very creative and stunning use of perspective, timing and distance! BASE jumper Dean Potter walks a highline at Cathedral…
The South Rim of Aristarchus
LROC view looking obliquely of the south rim of Aristarchus from the west (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University) Flying over at an…
The ‘Bonus’ Full Moon of 2012
The Moon and Jupiter above the dishes in Canberra, Australia. Credit: Carlos Orue. The full Moon today is considered a…
Amazing Video of a Lunar Occultation
Captured on camera by astrophotographer Rafael Defavari from his location in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, this video shows the…
A Color View of Darling Dione
Color-composite of Dione made from raw Cassini images acquired on Dec. 23, 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by J. Major.) Although made…
‘Live’ Tweeting Apollo 17’s Mission
40 years ago on December 19, 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down on Earth, marking the end of the manned…
End of Mission: GRAIL Spacecraft Impact a Mountain on the Moon
The planned path of the GRAIL spacecrafts' final orbit. Credit: NASA "So long, Ebb and Flow, and we thank you,"…