Moon December 24, 2015 I'm dreaming of a full moon for Christmas For the first time in nearly 40 years, there will be a full moon on Christmas. It will hopefully satisfy holidaymakers in places like the Northeast, who are enduring a balmy holiday without any chance of snow.
Moon December 23, 2015 Earth never looked so good In this amazing image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Earth appears to rise over the Moon’s lunar horizon.
Moon December 10, 2015 Fans of China's 'Jade Rabbit' lunar rover await news of its status after mechanical problems China's troubled robotic moon rover melodramatically pondered the meaning of its perhaps-fleeting existence, measured its contribution to humanity and, finally, said goodbye.
Moon December 8, 2015 China's lunar rover has mechanical problems, may not finish mission China says its first lunar rover is experiencing mechanical problems and may not be able to finish its mission.
Moon November 18, 2015 Attempt to better define planets could make our Moon one You'll remember the International Astronomical Union's redefinition of a planet in 2006 as the move that demoted Pluto to a mere dwarf planet.
Mars November 4, 2015 Flexible 'tentacle robots' could aid planetary exploration Space robots are about to get a whole lot sleeker and slinkier.
Moon November 3, 2015 Japanese firm proposes building solar panel ring around moon A Japanese construction firm has an illuminating idea to solve the planet’s energy problems: build a belt of solar panels 6,800 miles around the moon.
Moon October 22, 2015 World's first mission to the Moon's South Pole announced The world’s first mission to the South Pole of the Moon was announced Thursday, opening up the possibility that the public will be able to access images from the moon online.
Moon October 21, 2015 Water on the Moon came from solar wind Water trapped in rocks on the moon's surface probably originated mostly from streams of energetic particles blasted from the sun and not from cosmic impacts from comets, researchers say.
Moon October 21, 2015 Harvest Moon will shine brightly Monday night When you look up at the sky tonight, you will likely catch the full Harvest Moon. At 9:38 p.m. EST, the final of the three back-to-back “supermoons” will light up the sky for the Northern Hemisphere.
Mars October 21, 2015 Apollo 11 patch flown on 1st moon landing to launch with astronauts to Mars When American astronauts make the next "giant leap" by launching to Mars, they will bring with them a memento from the first moon landing 45 years ago.