Moon
Map of Future Lunar Landing Sites
Here's the map of the future: a look where all the contestants in the Google Lunar X PRIZE intend to…
Spectacular Photos from the Jan. 4 Partial Solar Eclipse
[/caption] Millions across Earth enjoyed one of nature’s most awesomely spectacular events during today’s (Jan. 4) partial solar eclipse -…
Contest: Win New iPhone/iPad Lunar Calculator App
[/caption] Love observing the Moon? There’s a new iPhone, iPod and iPad app that will provide everything you need to…
International Space Station on the Moon?
[/caption] From our vantage point on Earth, it takes just a half second for the International Space Station to fly…
Red Moon, Red Planet
[/caption] In this season of Christmas tidings, many of us were blessed to witness the eerie Red Moon of the…
An Unusual Look at the Moon’s South Pole
[/caption] No, this is not a wheel of moldy Swiss Cheese. It’s an illumination map of the South Pole of…
Lunar Dust Transport Still a Mystery
[/caption] There are times when Moon appears to have a tenuous atmosphere of moving dust particles that are leaping up…
The Moon Helps Radio Astronomers Search for Neutrinos
[/caption] From an NRAO press release: Seeking to detect mysterious, ultra-high-energy neutrinos from distant regions of space, a team of…
Cassini visits Enceladus – SpacePod 2010.11.30
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft is doing some awesome stuff. Stay tuned to NASA’s twitter feed Space Cadets, today should be interesting.…
Moon’s Mini-Magnetosphere
Many objects in the solar system have strong magnetic fields which deflect the charged particles of the solar wind, creating…