- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 5th, 2015
NASA Releases New View of Pluto and Charon, Its Largest Moon
The images were obtained by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, now en route to the distant Pluto system
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 3rd, 2015
Spooky Halo Forms Around the Moon, Everybody Goes Bananas
The halo was visible from the UK this past February 2, photos documenting the phenomenon are now making rounds online
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 3rd, 2015
Company Wants to Set Up a Gas Station on the Moon, Have It Sell Rocket Propellant
Even weirder, word has it the propellant will be made using hydrogen and oxygen recovered from water ice on the Moon
- Weekly Round-up
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 1st, 2015
Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: January 26-February 1, 2015
Yet another week has gone by, it’s time to once again review the latest and absolute coolest science news
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 31st, 2015
Watch: What Earth Would Be like If It Had Another Sun
Stunning video brings stars other than the Sun close to our planet, shows how they would transform the sky
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 27th, 2015
Odd Celestial Body Is Surrounded by a Mammoth Ring System
Astronomers say the ring system around this body is much larger and heavier than that documented around Saturn
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 27th, 2015
The Asteroid That Flew by Us Yesterday, January 26, Has Its Own Moon
NASA images show asteroid 2004 BL86 is not traveling through space alone but accompanied by a small moon
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 20th, 2014
These Guys Want to Drill into the Moon, Shove a Time Capsule into the Borehole
The folks behind Lunar Mission One hope to reach a depth of 65 feet (20 meters), 330 feet (100 meters) if they're lucky
- Photo Blog
- By Alexandra Arici
- November 11th, 2014
Chinese Spacecraft Captures the Earth and Moon Together in Almost Romantic Photos
The Moon and Earth get photographed together
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 25th, 2014
A Methane Ice Cloud Is Hovering Over Saturn's Moon Titan
Astronomers say this cloud on Titan is strikingly similar to the ones documented over our planet's poles
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 22nd, 2014
A Partial Solar Eclipse Will Occur This Thursday, October 23
The eclipse will be visible from much of North America just before sundown, astronomers with NASA explain
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2014
How Dust and Solar Wind Got Together to Birth Water on the Moon
Study says most of the water in the soil covering the surface of the Moon didn't get there via comets or meteorites
- 3D Printing Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- September 22nd, 2014
![First 3D Printed Telescope Produces First Shot of the Moon [BBC]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/First-3D-Printed-Telescope-Produces-First-Shot-of-the-Moon-1.jpg "First 3D Printed Telescope Produces First Shot of the Moon [BBC]")
First 3D Printed Telescope Produces First Shot of the Moon [BBC]
The moon turned out pink for some reason
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 8th, 2014
Ginormous Ice Plates Are Shuffling Around on Jupiter's Moon Europa
The movement of the plates indicates the moon's surface is connected to a buried ocean
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2014
Alien-like Figure Photographed on the Surface of the Moon
Then again, the alien might be merely a shadow created by geological formations
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 8th, 2014
The Moon Packs an Extremely Soft Layer on the Inside, Researchers Say
Evidence at hand indicates this layer is heated by Earth's gravitational pull
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- August 6th, 2014
Google Maps Takes You to the Moon and Mars
As the second anniversary of Curiosity on Mars approaches, Google adds some cool views