Thursday, May 31 brings us the second of two full Moons for North Americans this month. Some almanacs and calendars assert that when two full Moons occur within a calendar month, that the second full Moon is called the "Blue Moon." picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

It’s exactly forty years ago today that Neil Armstrong took man’s first step on the moon.

And to mark the historic occasion Google Earth has taken the same leap in cyberspace.

The search engine leader today launched Moon in Google Earth, an interactive 3D atlas of the moon which allows space fans to take their very own virtual steps on the surface of our closest satellite. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The moon stays inside Earth’s ‘magnetotail’ for six days every month — during full moon. This can have consequences ranging from lunar ‘dust storms’ to strong electrostatic discharges. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

This month marks the 40th anniversary of humankind's first steps on the moon. Auspiciously timed is Craig Nelson's new book, Rocket Men--one of the most detailed accounts of the period leading up to the first manned moon mission. Here, we have ten little-known Apollo 11 facts unearthed by Nelson during his research. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A study of meteorites suggests that Mars, the Earth and the Moon share a common composition from ‘growing up’ in a unique planetary nursery in the inner solar system.

The finding could lead to a rethink of how the inner solar system formed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Were these strange objects during the Apollo missions film faults or flying saucers? picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, NASA has located the high quality video that was recorded by the Parkes Observatory in Australia. It's never been seen because it was misplaced immediately after it was recorded. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

The plains of solidified lava that give the Moon its quirky human-like face as seen from Earth were created more than four billion years ago. The evidence comes from an unearthly silvery-grey stone that was blasted off from the face of the Moon, perhaps by an impacting asteroid, and was then captured by Earth's gravity, prompting it to fall to ground in Botswana. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The moon formed after a nasty planetary collision with young Earth, yet it looks odd next to its watery orbital neighbor. Turns out it really is odd: Only about one in every 10 to 20 solar systems may harbor a similar moon. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Very interesting article about how NASA decided to tackle the moon landing, and how they actually practiced it. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

It's a good thing the Moon doesn't have any feelings to hurt. New research suggests it is actually 30 million years younger than anyone had thought, and that it is merely a 'chip off the old block' of Earth rather than being made up of the remnants of a Mars-sized body that slammed into Earth billions of years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Oh my lord! All these years we've laughed and scorned people for thinking that the moon landing was faked. Now new, incontrovertible evidence proves that we never made it to the moon! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The conspiracy theory that the Apollo moon landings were a hoax, fake in a studio somewhere, has its first Hollywood celebrity proponent. According to Debbie Schlussel, Whoopi Goldberg announced her doubts on July 20th airing of The View. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Moon rocks delivered to Earth by Apollo astronauts held a mystery that has plagued scientists since the 1970s: Why were the lunar rocks magnetic?

Earth's rotating, iron core produces the planet's magnetic field. But the moon does not have such a setup. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

i cant believe no one picked this up earlier picked by camro77 3 years ago

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and public broadcaster NHK have succeeded in capturing their first high-definition video of Earth from the Kaguya lunar explorer. The video isn't available for download yet, but they do have a beautiful preview image. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Google has released a new version of Google Moon, their program that allows you to explore the moon on a map or satellite image. This update has higher-resolution imagery, text search, photos and stories from every Apollo landing. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This is the first time that this phenomenon was shot from the moon.

Japan's Kaguya lunar orbiter has beamed home a spectacular movie of Earth eclipsing the sun as seen from the moon. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The moon — linked in myth with goddesses of witchcraft and the hunt, with gods of magic and wisdom — is nearly as old as Earth itself, with enigmas of its own. As close as the moon is to Earth, we are still far from solving all its mysteries — from how the moon was born to whether life on Earth has its past and future there. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

NASA scientists said that sparkles and wavy radiances of the Northern Lights and the Aurora Australis are caused by blasts of magnetic energy between Earth and its satellite, the moon. picked by maxriter 1 year ago