Solar System - Moon Topics
Moon Fountains
2005 — Sept. 20, 2011
When Astronautsreturn to The Moonin the years ahead, they might encounter electrified fountains and other strange things.
Are TGFs Hazardous to Air Travelers?
2010 — April 6, 2011
Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) surge through thunderstorms at about the same altitude where commercial airliners fly. Do these blasts of gamma-radiation pose a hazard to air travelers?
Cool Movie: SDO Destroys a Sundog
2010 — April 6, 2011
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory amazed onlookers last week when it flew past a sundog and destroyed it. Must-see videos of the event captured shock waves from the rocket billowing through the sundog, eliciting cries of delight and amazement from the crowd below.
3D Sun for the iPhone
2010 — April 6, 2011
Imagine holding the entire sun in the palm of your hand. Now you can. A new iPhone app developed by NASA-supported programmers delivers a live global view of the sun directly to your cell phone.
Old Moon Rover Beams Surprising Laser Flashes to Earth
2010 — April 6, 2011
A Soviet robot lost on the dusty plains of the Moon for the past 40 years has been found again, and it is returning surprisingly strong laser pulses to Earth. Researchers plan to use the aged robot to help them measure the Moon's orbit and test theories of gravity.
Sixteen Tons of Moondust
2009 — April 6, 2011
Sledgehammer-toting scientists are "bustin' rocks" to make the finest possible simulated lunar regolith (a.k.a. fake moondust) in support of NASA's return to the Moon.
The Surprising Shape of Solar Storms
2009 — April 6, 2011
For the first time, NASA spacecraft have traced the 3D shape of solar storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). It turns out the most ferocious storms resemble something from a French bakery.
Blue Moon on New Year's Eve
2009 — April 6, 2011
Party planners take note. For the first time in almost twenty years, there's going to be a Blue Moon on New Year's Eve.
Beyond Apollo: Moon Tech Takes a Giant Leap
2009 — April 6, 2011
1960s technology worked for the Apollo program, but next-generation lunar explorers are going to need an upgrade. NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program is working on new and improved tools for NASA's return to the Moon.
Exploring the Moon, Discovering Earth
2009 — April 6, 2011
Forty years ago, Apollo Astronautsset out on a daring adventure to explore the Moon. They ended up discovering their own planet.