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NASA Tests New Propulsion System for Robotic Lander Prototype
January 11, 2011 — NASA's Robotic Lunar Lander Development Project has completed a series of hot fire tests and taken delivery of a new propulsion system for integration into a more sophisticated free-flying autonomous ... > full story -
Deep Interior of Moon Resembles Earth's Core
January 6, 2011 — The moon has long been studied to help us better understand our own planet. Of particular interest is the lunar interior, which could hold clues to its ancient origins. In an attempt to extract ... > full story -
Unprecedented Topographic Map of the Moon
December 17, 2010 — Researchers are creating the most precise and complete map to date of the moon's complex, heavily cratered ... > full story -
Total Lunar Eclipse and Winter Solstice Coincide on Dec. 21
December 17, 2010 — With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on Dec. 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total ... > full story -
New Insights Into Formation of Earth, the Moon, and Mars
December 9, 2010 — New research reveals that the abundance of so-called highly siderophile, or metal-loving, elements like gold and platinum found in the mantles of Earth, the moon and Mars were delivered by massive ... > full story -
Formation of Bulge on Far Side of Moon Explained
November 11, 2010 — A new study shows that the lunar far side highlands may be the result of tidal forces acting early in the moon's history when its solid outer crust floated on an ocean of liquid ... > full story -
Out of THEMIS, ARTEMIS: Earth's Loss Is Moon's Gain
October 27, 2010 — Two micro-satellites originally launched into Earth's orbit in 2007 by NASA have been redirected by scientists toward new orbits around the moon, extending study of the Earth and moon's interaction ... > full story -
Lunar 'Permafrost': Evidence for Widespread Water Ice on the Moon
October 22, 2010 — Scientists from NASA's Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment team have detected the widespread presence of water ice in large areas of the moon's south pole. This lunar 'permafrost' is analogous to the ... > full story -
NASA-Engineered Collision Spills New Moon Secrets
October 21, 2010 — Scientists have produced the first detailed description of what lies below the surface at the Moon's poles. The soil and subsurface harbors water and an assortment of other compounds, including ... > full story -
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP Ultraviolet Spectrograph Observes LCROSS Blast, Detects Surprising Gases in Impact Plume
October 21, 2010 — NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and its sophisticated suite of instruments have determined that hydrogen, mercury and other volatile substances are present in permanently shaded soils on ... > full story
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