Do We Really Need the Moon?
Back in November, the BBC aired a documentary called “Do We Really Need The Moon?” in which Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock (a Moon fanatic) explores our intimate…
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A Moonrise Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there…
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Using a 3D Printer to Build a Moonbase
Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D printer to build it from local materials. Industrial partners including renowned architects…
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GRAIL Impacts on Moon, Site Named for Astronaut Sally Ride
NASA has named the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon Monday in honor of the late astronaut Sally K. Ride, who was America’s first…
Read the articleGRAIL Mission Ends December 17 With Impact on Moon
Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more about the internal structure and composition of the moon are being prepared for their controlled…
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Most Accurate Moon Gravity Map Created by NASA GRAIL Spacecraft
Twin NASA probes orbiting Earth’s moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body. This movie shows the variations in the lunar…
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Blue Moon as Seen From Space
Europe’s latest weather satellite got a glimpse of the Moon before our celestial neighbour disappeared from view behind Earth on Friday. Since its launch two months…
Read the articleRemembering a SMART Way to Impact the Moon
On the morning of 3 September 2006, a brief flash illuminated the Moon’s ‘Lake of Excellence’ as ESA’s SMART-1 mission met its fate on the dusty…
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Ice Content in Shackleton Crater
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned data that indicate ice may make up as much as 22 percent of the surface material in a…
Read the articleNASA GRAIL Moon Mission Finishes Prime Mission Ahead of Schedule
A NASA mission to study the moon from crust to core has completed its prime mission earlier than expected. The team of NASA’s Gravity Recovery and…
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