Moon
Cool Chang’E 2 Videos
Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society blog unearthed some really cool videos taken by the Chinese Chang'E 2 spacecraft at…
Europa’s Tidal Processes Give Hints to Our Moon’s Far-side Bulge
[/caption] A self-conscious Moon might ask, “Does my far side look big?” To which lunar scientists would have to reply…
First Images From Chang’E 2 Released
[/caption] China’s space agency released the first images taken by the newest lunar orbiter, Chang’E 2. “The relaying back of…
Two New Kinds of Moon Rocks Found
[/caption] Scientists analyzing data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument or M Cubed, on the Chandrayann-1 spacecraft found two different…
Understanding the Unusual LCROSS Ejecta Plume
LCROSS was an unusual mission, in that it relied on an impact in order to study a planetary body. Not…
Water on the Moon and Much, Much More: Latest LCROSS Results
[/caption] A year ago, NASA successfully slammed a spent Centaur rocket into Cabeus Crater, a permanently shadowed region at the…
Why Can We See the Moon During the Day?
Due to the Moon's being the closest object to Earth, and the nature of its orbit, it can sometimes become…
Flying to the Moon — From the Space Station?
[/caption] Last month the International Space Station partner agencies met to discuss the continuation of space station operations into the…
Moon Balloon Has Mostly Successful Test Flight
[/caption] A Romanian team aiming to send a rocket to the Moon via balloon successfully launched a test flight of…
A Rainbow Across the Moon
[/caption] Even though it is not the mind-blowing experience of a double rainbow all the way across the sky, seeing…