Moon-session at the 26th Goldschmidt Conference
Dear Community, We would like to make you aware of our Moon-session at the 26th Goldschmidt Conferences that will take place in Yokohama, Japan between the 26th June and 1st […]
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Applications Now Being Accepted for Exploration Science Summer Intern Program
APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE EXPLORATION SCIENCE SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) is hosting a special Exploration Science Summer […]
Saturn’s Geyser Moon Shines in Close Flyby Views
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting its latest images of Saturn’s icy, geologically active moon Enceladus, acquired during the dramatic Oct. 28 flyby in which the probe passed about 30 […]
Pluto’s Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon – and these pictures show a surprisingly complex and violent […]
Sixth Annual International Observe the Moon Night
On September 19, 2015 the world will join together in an annual celebration of lunar and planetary science and exploration: International Observe the Moon […]
LEAG Annual Meeting – Abstract Deadline August 11
LEAG Annual Meeting Abstract Deadline Reminder — August 11, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT! The Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group will be held October 20–22, 2015 at USRA Headquarters in Columbia, […]
From Mountains to Moons: Multiple Discoveries from NASA’s New Horizons Pluto Mission
Icy mountains on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, Charon, are among the several discoveries announced Wednesday by NASA’s New Horizons team, just one day after […]
Application Deadline Approaching: Exploration Science Summer Intern Program
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is hosting a special Exploration Science Summer Intern Program to build on the success of the former Lunar Exploration Summer Intern Program that was […]
NASA Mission Points to Origin of ‘Ocean of Storms’ on Earth’s Moon
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), mission scientists have solved a lunar mystery almost as old as the Moon itself. Early theories suggested the craggy outline […]
Voyager Map Details Neptune’s Strange Moon Triton
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first close-up look at Neptune and its moon Triton in the summer of 1989. Like an old film, Voyager’s historic footage of Triton […]
A Hellacious Two Weeks on Jupiter’s Moon Io
Three massive volcanic eruptions occurred on Jupiter’s moon Io within a two-week period in August of last year. This led astronomers to speculate that such “outbursts,” which can send material […]
AGU SESSION P1671 – THE SCIENCE OF EXPLORATION AS ENABLED BY THE MOON, NEAR EARTH ASTEROIDS AND THE MOONS OF MARS
A close collaboration between science, technology and exploration will enable deeper understanding of the Moon and other airless bodies as we move further out of low-Earth orbit. The new Solar System Exploration Research […]
NASA Missions Let Scientists See Moon’s Dancing Tide From Orbit
Scientists combined observations from two NASA missions to check out the moon’s lopsided shape and how it changes under Earth’s sway – a response not seen from orbit before. The […]
NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon’s Surface
Ground controllers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., have confirmed that NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface of the moon, as […]
NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has documented the formation of a small icy object within the rings of Saturn that may be a new moon, and may also provide clues to the […]
Open Public Lecture in Washington DC on April 22
Capital Science Evening – Old Moon, New Moon Carnegie Institution for Science Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 6:45 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) Washington, DC Registration is free. Dr. Maria […]
Total Lunar Eclipse 14-15 April 2014
Observers from the Atlantic coast across the Americas to the far side of the Pacific Ocean will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse on Monday night, 14-15 April […]
Largest Solar System Moon Detailed in Geologic Map
More than 400 years after its discovery by astronomer Galileo Galilei, the largest moon in the solar system – Jupiter’s moon Ganymede – has finally claimed a spot on the […]
COSPAR SESSION B0.1: LUNAR SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION – Call for Papers
COSPAR 2014 Moscow, August 2-10 Abstract submission date: Feb. 14 Full details and online abstract submission at: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/ Lunar science and exploration are having a renaissance with as many as ten […]
NASA Extends Moon Exploring Satellite Mission
NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, or LADEE, observatory has been approved for a 28-day mission extension. The spacecraft is now expected to impact the lunar surface on or […]