Posts tagged: moon
Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon.
Sick of asteroids stealing headlines, moon steps up tonight
La Luna is tired of being upstaged by the space rocks that have recently been whizzing their way past Earth, "closer than the moon." So tonight she's putting on a show. Consider this CNET's friendly reminder to look up. [Read more]
Russia’s Space Plans Include Spacecraft to Moon, Jupiter, Mars, Venus by 2030
Roscosmos is also looking to replace its current Soyuz and Proton rockets with a new rocket called Angara by 2020
Oxygen atmosphere found around Saturn moon
A very thin atmosphere of molecular oxygen has been found around another one of Saturn's moons.
Bob McDonald: Planets, Moon to put on celestial show
We sometimes forget that the Earth is only one of a family of planets. This month, there is a grand family reunion and you can join in by simply looking up.
Venus, Jupiter, moon shine together this weekend
Stargazers of the world are getting a treat this weekend. On Saturday and again Sunday, Venus, Jupiter and Earth's moon converge for a brilliant night show.
NASA Preparing to Explore Earth-Moon Libration Point 2
Exploration and potential use of EML-2 provide a platform for radio astronomy as well as solar and Earth observation
NASA orbiter views far side of the moon
A camera aboard one of NASA's lunar spacecraft has beamed back its first images of the far side of the moon.
Gingrich promises U.S. moon base by 2020
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has promised to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected in November.
Got $150 million? Get ready to slingshot around the moon
Space Adventures has a new mission: Slinging rich travelers around the moon. With one more passenger, the trips could be just four years away.
NASA Moon Probes Enter Lunar Orbit for New Year’s Eve/Day
The probes will search the moon "from crust to core" in an effort to understand the moon's origins