Lunar News

Posted January 26, 2011:

• NASA's New Robotic Lander Prototype Skates Through Integration and Testing

Posted January 11, 2011:

• Water on Moon Originated from Comets
• NASA Tests New Propulsion System for Robotic Lander Prototype

Posted January 6, 2011:

• Deep Interior of Moon Resembles Earth's Core

Posted December 17, 2010:

• Unprecedented Topographic Map of the Moon
• Total Lunar Eclipse and Winter Solstice Coincide on Dec. 21

Posted December 9, 2010:

• New Insights Into Formation of Earth, the Moon, and Mars

Posted November 11, 2010:

• Formation of Bulge on Far Side of Moon Explained

Posted October 27, 2010:

• Out of THEMIS, ARTEMIS: Earth's Loss Is Moon's Gain

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Lunar 'Permafrost': Evidence for Widespread Water Ice on the Moon

Posted October 21, 2010:

• NASA-Engineered Collision Spills New Moon Secrets
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP Ultraviolet Spectrograph Observes LCROSS Blast, Detects Surprising Gases in Impact Plume

Posted September 29, 2010:

• Research Lays Foundation for Building on the Moon -- Or Anywhere Else

Posted September 23, 2010:

• Magnetic Anomalies: New Type of Solar Wind Interaction With Airless Bodies in Our Solar System

Posted September 20, 2010:

• First Microwave Image of the Complete Moon

Posted September 16, 2010:

• New Insights Into the Moon's Rich Geologic Complexity
• Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System Bombardment
• NASA's Lunar Spacecraft Completes Exploration Mission Phase

Posted September 14, 2010:

• ARTEMIS: First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiter

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Two Asteroids to Pass by Earth

Posted August 19, 2010:

• NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals 'Incredible Shrinking Moon'

Posted August 6, 2010:

• Mimicking the Moon's Surface in the Basement

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Evidence of Water in Lunar Rocks: Water on Moon May Be Widespread, Similar to Earth's

Posted July 1, 2010:

• Man in the Moon Has 'Graphite Whiskers'

Posted June 14, 2010:

• Moon's Interior Has Much Higher Water Content Than Previously Believed

Posted April 26, 2010:

• Physicists Locate Long Lost Soviet Reflector on Moon

Posted April 16, 2010:

• Lunar Polar Craters May Be Electrified, NASA Calculations Show

Posted April 14, 2010:

• Lost Light from the Moon May Be Sent Astray by Dusty Reflectors

Posted April 8, 2010:

• CHOMIK Will Sink Its Teeth Into Surface of Enigmatic Martian Moon Phobos

Posted March 16, 2010:

• New Lunar Images and Data Available to the Public
• Russian Lunar Rover Found: 37-Year-Old Space Mystery Solved

Posted March 4, 2010:

• Biggest, Deepest Crater Exposes Hidden, Ancient Moon

Posted March 2, 2010:

• NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon

Posted December 30, 2009:

• Window Opens Into Moon's Past Volcanism
• How the Moon Gets Its Exosphere

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Latest Results from Lunar Mission Unveiled by NASA
• Icy Moons of Saturn and Jupiter May Have Conditions Needed for Life

Posted November 13, 2009:

• LCROSS Impact Analysis Indicates Water on Moon

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?

Posted November 8, 2009:

• Cassini Makes Successful Flight Through Plume Of Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Posted October 15, 2009:

• How The Moon Produces Its Own Water

Posted October 9, 2009:

• NASA Spacecraft LCROSS Impacts Lunar Crater In Search Of Water Ice

Posted October 8, 2009:

• NASA Goddard Visualization Team Previews Lunar Impact

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Rocket Smash Could Find Moon’s Water Ice, Expert Says

Posted October 4, 2009:

• 'Trash Can' Nuclear Reactors Could Power Human Outpost On Moon Or Mars

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Lunar Lander Test Article Glides Above The Safety Net

Posted September 25, 2009:

• SMART-1 Images Crash Scene Of Upcoming LCROSS Impact

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Finding Water On The Moon Has Major Implications For Human Space Exploration
• Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride
• NASA Goddard Shoots The Moon To Track Lunar Spacecraft

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