Moon

The Moon as You’ve Never Seen It Before

[/caption] You’re looking at a brand new view of the lunar farside, as never seen before. The team from the…

13 years ago

Europa’s Hidden Great Lakes May Harbor Life

[/caption] New research on Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa indicates the presence of a subsurface lake buried beneath frozen mounds of…

13 years ago

How the Moon Became Magnetized

[/caption] It's been a mystery ever since the Apollo astronauts brought back samples of lunar rocks in the early 1970s.…

13 years ago

The Moon by Logan Mancuso

[/caption] Logan Mancuso captured this photo of the Moon on August 16th, 2011 at Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, PA.…

13 years ago

NASA Nabs Grandma for Trying to Sell Moon Rock

[/caption] A 74-year-old grandmother was taken into custody after a NASA sting operation to recover a small shard of a…

13 years ago

Paul Spudis’ Plan for a Sustainable and Affordable Lunar Base

[/caption] It’s long been a dream to have a human settlement on the Moon, but in this age of budget…

13 years ago

Russia Eyes Caves on Moon for Setting Up a Lunar Base

For the time being, it appears NASA has set aside any ambitions to return to the Moon with human missions.…

13 years ago

America vs. Astronaut: The Case of the Lifted Lunar Camera

[/caption] Imagine you're an astronaut. You have what it takes to be selected to fly a mission to the Moon.…

13 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 234: Lunar Phases

The Moon is a stark reminder that we actually live in a Universe filled with stars and planets and moons.…

13 years ago

Why is Tonight’s Full Moon the Smallest of the Year?

[/caption] Think we can only see half of the Moon's surface from Earth? Not always. Over the course of the…

13 years ago