Moon

SDO: The Moon Gets in My Way

Early today, the Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to observe the Moon coming in between the spacecraft and the Sun.…

13 years ago

Rare Green Flashes Captured From the Moon

[/caption] Green flashes from the Sun at sunset are a rare phenomenon, but even rarer are green flashes from a…

13 years ago

Sideways Looks at the Moon Like You’ve Never Seen it Before

[/caption] The Zooites working at the Moon Zoo citizen science project have uncovered some very unique oblique views of the…

13 years ago

Lockheed Accelerates Orion to Achieve 2013 launch and potential 2016 Manned Lunar Flyby

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Despite utilizing just half the work force originally planned and cutting back further on the…

13 years ago

Planets Party In The Morning April 28-May 1

[/caption] Set your alarm clocks for an early treat about a half an hour before sunrise on Thursday April 28…

13 years ago

President Obama to Attend Endeavour’s Last Launch on April 29

[/caption] President Barack Obama and the entire First Family apparently plan to attend the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour,…

13 years ago

Look Inside a Lunar Crater

[/caption] The crater shown above is located in the lunar highlands and is filled with and surrounded by boulders of…

13 years ago

Asteroid Observing Alert

[/caption] A newly discovered asteroid could provide one of the best recent viewing opportunities for amateur astronomers, according to the…

13 years ago

Global Lunar Week – April 10 to 16, 2011

[/caption] In 2009, hundreds of thousands of people participated in one way or another with the International Year of Astronomy,…

13 years ago

The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

[/caption] Say the words “Moon Hoax” these days, and everyone thinks you are talking about the people who don’t believe…

13 years ago