Moon
Moon Impact Data and Images from LCROSS: First Glance
Even without big explosions or bright plumes of ejecta, for all intents and purposes it appears LCROSS's impact on the…
LCROSS (and the Moon) Up Close
[/caption] The LCROSS spacecraft will be giving it all up for science Friday morning when it and the second stage…
No, NASA Is Not Bombing the Moon
There seems to be a little lunacy making the rounds that NASA is going to "bomb" the Moon on Friday…
Guide to Seeing the LCROSS Lunar Impact
[/caption] The LCROSS spacecraft is going to impact the Moon on Friday, October 9, and here's your chance to watch…
SMART -1 Updates Image for LCROSS Impact
[/caption] Since the LCROSS team reloaded and switched which lunar crater they are targeting for impact with the spacecraft and…
NASA Tests New Robotic Lander for Future Moon, Asteroid Missions
[/caption] The best way to study the new-found water on the Moon would be with in-situ instruments. Since humans won't…
LRO Provides Flashback to 1966
[/caption] On June 2, 1966 the Surveyor 1 spacecraft soft landed on the Moon, the first US spacecraft to set…
LRO Takes Second, Closer Look at Apollo 11 Landing Site
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has taken a second look at the Apollo 11 landing site. These images were taken…
LCROSS Team Changes Target Crater for Impact
[/caption] Based on new analysis of the latest lunar data, the science team for NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing…
SMART-1 Releases Image of LCROSS Impact Site
[/caption] ESA's SMART-1 team has released an image of the future impact site of NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing…