(Phys.org) —Solar storms—powerful eruptions of solar material and magnetic fields into interplanetary space—can cause what is known as "space weather" near Earth, resulting in hazards that range from interference with ...
Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit.
Space Exploration
Jan 1, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bring a filter if you plan on drinking water from the moon. Water ice recently discovered in dust at the bottom of a crater near the moon's south pole is accompanied by metallic elements like mercury, magnesium, ...
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The moon is more geologically complex than previously thought, scientists report Sept. 17 in two papers published in the journal Science.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2010
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is revealing previously undetected landforms that indicate the moon is shrinking. The findings are reported in a paper, "Evidence of Recent Thrust Faulting on the Moon Revealed by the Lunar ...
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2010
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Physicists have pinpointed the location of a long lost light reflector left on the Moon by the Soviet Union nearly 40 years ago. The reflector could actually help today's scientists measure physical properties of the Moon ...
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's first-ever moon temperature-mapping effort has returned its first data.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has selected a final destination for its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, after a journey of nearly 5.6 million miles that included several orbits around Earth and the moon. ...
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2009
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Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival's lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2024
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