Moon

Spectacular 360-Degree 3-D Panorama from Apollo 16

Dealing with those who think the Apollo Moon landings never happened can be frustrating. Most of us just throw up…

12 years ago

Cassini Discovers Titan’s Glowing Atmosphere

A pair of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show Titan glowing in the dark. Titan never ceases to amaze. Saturn's…

12 years ago

From Eternity to Here: The Amazing Origin of our Species (in 90 Seconds)

From the initial expansion of the Big Bang to the birth of the Moon, from the timid scampering of the…

12 years ago

Isotopic Evidence of the Moon’s Violent Origins

Artist's impression of an impact of two planet-sized worlds (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Scientists have uncovered a history of violence hidden within lunar…

12 years ago

The Moon’s Water Comes From the Sun

An image of water-filled debris ejected from Cabeus crater about 20 seconds after the 2009 LCROSS impact. Courtesy of Science/AAAS.…

12 years ago

Curiosity’s “Bootprint” on Mars

Looking very similar to the iconic first footprint on the Moon from the Apollo 11 landing, this new raw image…

12 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 27, 2012

This was an action-packed episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Lots of stories, very little time. Super Comet or Super…

12 years ago

Will NASA Really Build a “Gateway” L-2 Moon Base?

In this artist’s concept, the Orion MPCV is docked to a habitat; an astronaut exits the spacecraft to conduct an…

12 years ago

A New, Automatic 3-D Moon

Korolev lobate scarp on the Moon, in 3-D. Lobate scarps, a type of cliff,are found mostly in the highlands on…

12 years ago

So You Want to Look at the Moon?

This Saturday September 22, 2012 marks the 3rd annual International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), when people all over the…

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