Moon
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…
Water on the Moon: What Does it Mean?
[/caption] The Moon has been turned upside down. Figuratively, of course. La Luna still orbits and phases as it always…
Yes, There’s Water on the Moon
Three different spacecraft have confirmed there is water on the Moon. It hasn't been found in deep dark craters or…
First Science Data from LRO; ‘Tantalizing’ Hints of Water
[/caption] The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and is now in its science and…
What Causes Tides?
Tides refer to the rise and fall of our oceans’ surfaces. It is caused by the attractive forces of the…
After Loss of Lunar Orbiter, India Looks to Mars Mission
[/caption] After giving up on re-establishing contact with the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan…
LRO, Chandrayaan-1 Team Up For Unique Search for Water Ice
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 will team up on August 20 to perform a Bi-Static radar experiment to…
New Device Extracts Oxygen from Moon Rocks
Are we perhaps one step closer to being able to live on the Moon? A new device developed by scientists…