- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 23rd, 2012
GRAIL, MESSENGER Get Mission Extensions
The spacecraft will continue to study the Moon and Mercury, respectively
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 22nd, 2012
Iapetus Reveals Signs of Massive Avalanches
This weird, icy Saturnine moon is shaped like a walnut
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 20th, 2012
New Models Detail the Lunar Radiation Environment
The study is important for future space exploration missions
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 17th, 2012
Asteroid Impacts May Have Made the Moon Magnetic
Some parts of the lunar crust exhibit mysterious, strong magnetism
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 16th, 2012
Russian Cosmonauts to Land on the Moon by 2030
RosCosmos is developing a very ambitious space program
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 14th, 2012
Apollo 11 Landing Site Imaged in Exquisite Detail
The LRO spacecraft took an amazing photograph of the famous location
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 8th, 2012
GRAIL Spacecraft Begin Science Operations Around the Moon
The two probes will create a gravitational map of the lunar underground
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2012
The Moon May Have Sunk the Titanic
New explanation proposed for the formation of the fateful glacier
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2012
Apollo 15 Landing Site Imaged from Orbit
NASA spacecraft snaps detailed image of the location
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2012
Thrusters for ESA's Upcoming Lunar Lander Mission Completed
The engines were recently tested at a specialized facility
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 28th, 2012
Younger Lunar Craters Produced by Faster Projectiles
The space rocks that created them moved faster than in the past
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 22nd, 2012
Solar Eclipse Seen from Orbit
NASA spacecraft images Moon partially transiting the Sun
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
Why the Moon Has No Volcanoes
Astronomers compile a comprehensive analysis of the lunar interior
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
The Moon May Have Been Active 50 Million Years Ago
Experts discover recent signs of tectonic and geological activity
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 11th, 2012
Outstanding Lunar Maps Revealed by CNSA
The Chinese are catching up with the rest of the world in space exploration
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 10th, 2012
Space Base on the Far Side of the Moon: A Possibility
Experts are weighing the challenges associated with such a project
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 2nd, 2012
Far Side of the Moon Revealed in New Video
The dataset was compiled by a new NASA spacecraft