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GRAIL Gravity Map of the Moon

February 14, 2013

GRAIL Gravity Map of the Moon

GRAIL gravity map of the Moon, a new map of the moon shows its variations in gravity. If the Moon were a perfectly smooth sphere of uniform density, the gravity map would be a single, featureless color, indicating that the force of gravity at a given elevation was the same everywhere.

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3D Printed Base on the Moon

February 4, 2013

3D Printed Base on the Moon

A 3D printed base on the Moon, an ambitious project, that the European Space Agency and architectural firm Foster + Partners are now working on.

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Full Moon Silhouettes

February 1, 2013

Full Moon Silhouettes

Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video (is not a time lapse), by astrophotographer Mark Gee, of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there to get the best view possible of the amazing moon rising.   Watch the video…
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Lunar rover Grand Prix

January 31, 2013

Lunar rover Grand Prix

Lunar rover Grand Prix by Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duk. They take the lunar rover for a spin on the surface of the moon. This video was shot on 16mm film and is silent.

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Gravity Map of the Moon by GRAIL

December 7, 2012

Gravity Map of the Moon

This is the most accurate gravity map of the Moon, as measured by NASA’s GRAIL mission.    Image credit: NASA/ARC/MIT

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A Halo around the Moon in Athens

November 22, 2012

A Halo around the Moon in Athens

A halo around the Moon. This fairly common sight occurs when high thin clouds containing millions of millions tiny ice crystals cover much of the sky.   Image credit: Anthony Ayiomamitis (TWAN)

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Moon Shadow Sequence

November 18, 2012

Moon Shadow Sequence in Australia

On the morning of November 14, captured from a hilltop some 30 miles west of the outback town of Mount Carbine, Queensland, the Moon’s umbral shadow tracked across northern Australia before heading into the southern Pacific.   Image credit: Ben Cooper (Launch Photography)      Used with permission.

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Hunter’s Moon over the Alps

November 5, 2012

Hunter's Moon over the Alps

A Full Moonset can be a dramatic celestial sight and can have many names. Late October’s Full Moon, the second after the equinox of northern hemisphere, has been traditionally called the Hunter’s Moon.   Image credit: Stefano De Rosa

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Phobos doomed Moon of Mars

October 29, 2012

Phobos Moon of Mars

Phobos doomed Moon of Mars is the largest natural satellite of the Red planet. Is doomed because in 100 million years or so, will likely be shattered forming a dusty-rocky ring around Mars.   Image credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA

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Saturn rings and Tethys

October 25, 2012

Saturn rings and Tethys

Saturn’s rings and Tethys were imaged in their true colors by the Cassini spacecraft. Icy bright Tethys, a moon of Saturn likely brightened from sister moon Enceladus, is visible in front of the darker rings.   Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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