Solar System - Moon Topics
Mt. Redoubt Gives Alaskans a Taste of the Moon
2009 — April 6, 2011
By coating the countryside with gritty, abrasive, electrostatically-charged volcanic ash, Mt. Redoubt is giving Alaskans an unexpected taste of what it's like to live on the Moon.
Water Molecules Found on the Moon
2009 — April 6, 2011
Using instruments on three separate spacecraft, scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the Moon.
Apollo Landing Sites Photographed
2009 — April 6, 2011
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned its first imagery of Apollo landing sites. The pictures show lunar module descent stages, scientific instruments and even 40-year-old foot trails made by Astronautswalking across the dusty lunar surface.
Eerie Red Glow Traces Ocean Plant Health
2009 — April 6, 2011
NASA's Aqua satellite has detected a red glow coming from phytoplankton in Earth's oceans. This unique signal allows researchers to monitor the health of ocean plants in a new and telling way.
LCROSS Viewer's Guide
2009 — April 6, 2011
On Friday morning, Oct. 9th, you can watch a pair of spacecraft crash into The Moonwith your own eyes. The purposeful impacts are the climax of NASA's LCROSS mission to unearth signs of water in lunar soil. Today's story tells how and where to look.
Mystery of the Missing Sunspots, Solved?
2009 — April 6, 2011
Where have all the sunspots gone? Scientists studying a jet stream deep inside the sun may have found the answer.
LCROSS Finds Water on the Moon
2009 — April 6, 2011
The argument that The Moonis a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. At a press conference today, researchers revealed data from NASA's LCROSS mission indicating that water exists in a permanently shadowed lunar crater.
Arctic Ice Revealed
2000 — April 6, 2011
An orbiting radar has cut through clouds and dark of night to monitor the ebb and flow of Arctic ice. The Arctic is the smallest of the world's four oceans, but it may play an important role in helping scientists monitor Earth's climate shifts.
Folding a Lincoln into a Volkswagen
2000 — April 6, 2011
On the heels of NASA's 7th annual Great Moonbuggy Race, engineers from the Apollo program discuss the challenges of building the original Lunar Rover. This story includes RealVideo of one of the original rovers in action on the Moon.
EO-1: It's not just a good idea, it's the law!
2000 — April 6, 2011
NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite blasted off last week with a payload of new instruments that could revolutionize remote sensing. The work of the new satellite is regarded as so important it's actually required by law.