Moon
US Signs International Deal to Collaborate on Lunar Missions
[/caption] NASA has signed a landmark agreement to collaborate with emerging space-faring nations for the exploration of the Moon. This…
NASA to Develop GPS-Like System for the Moon
During the second moonwalk of the Apollo 14 mission, Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were hoping to walk to the…
Japanese SELENE (Kaguya) Lunar Mission Spots Apollo 15 Landing Site (Images)
The Japanese lunar mission SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), also known as "Kaguya" has imaged the "halo" left behind in…
LCROSS Passes Pre-Flight Tests Before Kamikaze Mission to Find Water on Moon
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is a very exciting mission for lunar exploration. Since the discovery of…
New Instrument Could Reconstruct Planetary and Moon Origins
Image courtesy Joe Tucciarone One of the leading theories for how our Moon formed is the Giant Impactor Theory, which…
New Lunar Prototype Vehicles Tested (Gallery)
NASA recently took some of its most promising new concepts for living and working on the moon and tried them…
Over 100 Explosions Observed on the Moon
In the past two and a half years, the Moon has taken a real beating. NASA astronomers have observed over…
Lower Gravity Will Help Lunar Dust Get Deep Into Astronaut Lungs
Dusting the house might be a chore here on Earth, but when astronauts return to the Moon, they'll need to…
Did Earth Have More Than One Moon?
Scientists looking at the various Lagrangian Points in our solar system noticed a pattern. Lagrange points, (named after their discoverer…