Moon
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,"…
NASA Looks Towards Next Mission to the Moon
NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Observatory sits beside a radio frequency antenna inside an enclosure that blocks…
Apollo’s Final Footsteps, 40 years later
Will there come a time when we on Earth can look up at the Moon and know that people are…
Endgame: GRAIL Spacecraft to Slam into Lunar Crater Rim on December 17
The GRAIL mission will come to a dramatic end on Monday as the two spacecraft will be commanded to crash…
One Spacecraft Captures Another in Lunar Orbit
This is awesome! It is the first footage of one orbiting robotic spacecraft taken by another orbiting robotic spacecraft at…