(Phys.org) —Following its last close flyby of Saturn's moon Rhea, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured these raw, unprocessed images of the battered icy moon. They show an ancient, cratered surface bearing the scars of collisions ...
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2013
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Since the 1950s, more than 100 spacecraft have launched to the moon. Twelve astronauts have walked on its surface; 842 pounds of moon rocks and soil have been returned to Earth for meticulous analysis. And yet, much of the ...
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2013
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(AP)—Alaska's moon rocks from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission are back in the 49th state.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2012
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Moon rocks from mankind's first landing more than 43 years ago have been discovered tucked away in a government storage area in St. Paul, and officials are at a loss to explain how they ended up there.
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2012
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(Phys.org)—It's a big claim, but Washington University in St. Louis planetary scientist Frédéric Moynier says his group has discovered evidence that the Moon was born in a flaming blaze of glory when a body the size of ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2012
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A New York City auction will offer 125 meteorites for sale, including a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound (81-kilogram) iron cosmic rock that evokes Edvard Munch's iconic painting "The Scream."
Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2012
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(Phys.org)—There are still unanswered questions regarding how the Moon was formed. Improved simulation methods and higher-performance supercomputers have now paved the way for an alternative development model that could ...
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2012
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(AP)—Americans bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon.
Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2012
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A memorial service for Neil Armstrong, the US astronaut who became the first human being to set foot on the moon, will be held in the US capital Washington on September 13, NASA said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2012
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Coming upon the Apollo 11 capsule at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Monday, Matt Hehman did something that would have been unimaginable when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon 33 years ago.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2012
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