Tag: Earth’s Moon
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NASA’s LEXI Will Provide X-Ray Vision of Earth’s Magnetosphere
Editor’s Note, Feb. 25, 2025: The LEXI telescope was turned on successfully shortly after launch on Jan. 16. The instrument has operated for several hours every day conducting checkouts and initial commissioning, operating for a total of more than 50…
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The Next Full Moon Will Be the Last of Four Consecutive Supermoons
The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon; the Beaver, Frost, Frosty, or Snow Moon; Kartik Purnima; Loy Krathong; the Bon Om Touk (”Boat Racing Festival”) Moon, the Tazaungdaing Festival Moon; and Ill Poya. The next full Moon will be Friday…
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NASA’s LRO: Lunar Ice Deposits are Widespread
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. Water…
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NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox
Scientists and engineers tested NASA’s LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) instrument suite in a “sandbox” of simulated Moon “soil.”
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NASA Develops Process to Create Very Accurate Eclipse Maps
New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses the face of Earth. Traditionally, eclipse calculations assume that all observers are at sea level on…
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training
At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moon’s surface…except the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.
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9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole
Out-of-this-world phenomena NASA astronauts will experience at the Moon’s south polar region.
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Super Blue Moons: Your Questions Answered
The Moon of August 30-31, 2023, is a full moon, a supermoon, and a blue moon. Here’s what it all means.
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NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover
As part of its commitment to a robust, sustainable lunar exploration program for the benefit of all, NASA issued a Request for Information Friday to seek interest from American companies and institutions in conducting a mission using the agency’s VIPER…
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NASA, JAXA Bounce Laser Beam Between Moon’s Surface and Lunar Orbit
NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the Moon and received a return signal. As LRO passed 44 miles above SLIM (Smart Lander…