DSCOVR Satellite Views Moon Crossing Face of Earth
Scientists reveal a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. A NASA camera aboard…
Moon News
Triple Crescent Moon Image From Cassini
This image taken by the Cassini spacecraft shows three of Saturn’s moons: Titan, Mimas, and Rhea. A single crescent moon is a familiar sight in…
New Research Shows Moon Engulfed in Permanent, Lopsided, Dust Cloud
Using data from NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder reveals that the moon is engulfed…
Crashing Comets Cause Lunar Swirl Formations
New computer simulation techniques suggest that crashing comets are responsible for the formation of lunar swirls on the Moon. Providence, Rhode Island (Brown University) —…
Deep Dielectric Charging May Alter Evolution of Lunar Soil
Data from the Cosmic Ray Telescope and the Advanced Composition Explorer has revealed that energetic charged particles (such as galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Moves Closer to the Lunar Surface
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now within 20 kilometers of the lunar South Pole, the closest the spacecraft has ever been to the lunar surface….
Meteorites Reveal Evidence of Moon-Forming Impact
A newly published study uses the impact heat signatures in meteorites to date the Moon-forming impact between a large protoplanet and proto-Earth. The inner Solar…
Isotopic Evidence Confirms Interconnected Past of the Earth and Moon
A newly published study brings scientists one step closer to understanding the close familial relationship between Earth and the moon. College Park, Maryland – Scientists…
LRO Spacecraft Finds New Impact Craters on The Moon
By comparing pictures taken early in the mission with more recent images, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed more than two-dozen new impact craters –…
Shadow of the Moon – A Total Solar Eclipse
This short video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center presents several visualizations of the total solar eclipse that will take place on March 20th. On…
LRO Reveals Lunar Hydrogen More Abundant on Moon’s Pole-Facing Slopes
Recent Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter observations reveal that deposits of hydrogen may be slightly more abundant on crater slopes in the southern hemisphere that face the…
Reconnaissance Orbiter Shows the Other Side of the Moon
This newly released NASA Goddard Space Flight Center video uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data to show what the other side of the Moon looks like….
New NASA Goddard Video: Moon Phase and Libration, 2015
This new five-minute video from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center shows the upcoming moon phases for 2015 as viewed from the northern hemisphere. NASA…
LRO Spacecraft Captures Image of LADEE’s Lunar Impact Crater
A new image from NASA’S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows the impact crater on the lunar surface caused by the impact of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Evidence of “Recent” Lunar Volcanism
New data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals evidence of basaltic volcanism on the Moon occurring within the past 100 million years. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
NASA’s GRAIL Mission Solves a Lunar Mystery Almost as Old as the Moon Itself
Using new data obtained by NASA’s GRAIL mission, astronomers discovered that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin. Early theories…
New ScienceCast Video: A Colorful Lunar Eclipse
This new four minute ScienceCast video details what you can expect to see during the total lunar eclipse that is set to occur on October…
Solar Energetic Particles May Have Significantly Altered the Properties of Lunar Soil
New research shows that high-energy particles from large solar storms can penetrate the moon’s polar regions and electrically charge the soil, causing electrostatic breakdown and…
