Moon
Lunar Satellite Reveals Apollo 16 Remains
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) made a low pass over the Apollo 16 site last fall, capturing images of the…
The Family that Went to the Moon
[/caption] Well, the family photo, anyway. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts Charlie Duke and John Young embarked on…
Join the Million Crater Challenge
Like a challenge? Right now you can join in a contest to mark a million craters, as part of the…
Earthrise, Revisited
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders and Jim Lovell were the first humans to witness…
Beautiful Image: The Moon as Seen from the Space Station
[/caption] A lovely view for the start of your week: The Moon and Earth's atmosphere as seen from the International…
Scientists Suggest Evidence of Recent Lunar Volcanism
[/caption] A team of researchers at India's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) claims it has found evidence of relatively recent volcanic…
What’s the Moon Made Of? Earth, Most Likely.
[/caption] Recent research on lunar samples has shown that the Moon may be made of more Earth than green cheese…
Astrophotos: A Colorful Moon
[/caption] Recognize this? Yes, it is our own Moon, but using Photoshop, the photographer, César Cantú from the Chilidog Observatory…
“Snowing Microbes” On Saturn’s Moon?
[/caption] Enceladus, Saturn's 318-mile-wide moon that's become famous for its ice-spraying southern jets, is on astronomers' short list of places…
1st Student Selected MoonKAM Pictures Look Inspiringly Home to Earth
[/caption] The first student selected photos of the Moon’s surface snapped by NASA’s new pair of student named Lunar Mapping…