Moon

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…

13 years ago

Apollo Landing Sites in Stunning 3-D

[/caption] With the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera constantly snapping images of the lunar surface, we have been able to see…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Lunar Eclipse Images From Around the World, Dec. 21, 2010

[/caption] For the first time in almost four centuries a total lunar eclipse coincided with the solstice – mid-winter for…

13 years ago

Total Lunar Eclipse Information – December 21, 2010

Are you ready? As promised, here comes more detailed information on the 2010 total lunar eclipse. Step inside and find…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Total Lunar Eclipse – December 21, 2010

Both lunar and solar eclipses can only occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are directly aligned... and that alignment…

13 years ago

Late, Big Bombardments Brought Heavy Metals to Earth

[/caption] One of the fundamental problems in planetary science is trying to determine how planetary bodies in the inner solar…

13 years ago

How Many Astronauts Does NASA Need?

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – When we think of NASA, the first thing that most Americans picture is the men and…

13 years ago