Mar 21 2011

Super Moon!

Tag: Photography,The Moon — Irene Klotz @ 8:20 am
The full moon looms large over Florida Saturday night.

Mar 19 2011

No Link Between ‘Super Moon’ and Earthquakes

Tag: Earthquakes,Floods,Natural Disasters,Oceans,The Moon,USGS,Volcanic Eruptions — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:50 am
The 'maximal perigee' tonight has only a minimal effect on seismic activity and cannot be linked with last week's earthquakes in Japan.

Mar 18 2011

Japan Crisis: Your Questions Answered

Tag: Earthquakes,Energy,Meteorology,Natural Disasters,Nuclear Accidents,Nuclear Science,Nuclear Weapons,Oceanography,Plate Tectonics,Pollution,Renewable Energy,Rivers,Safety,The Moon,Tsunami,Water,Weather,Weather Modification,Wind — James Williams @ 6:18 pm
Here at Discovery News, we understand the crisis in Japan is confusing. There was an earthquake, a tsunami and now a nuclear disaster. Our experts are on hand to answer any questions you may have.

Mar 18 2011

Biggest Full Moon in Decades to Appear This Weekend

Tag: Earth,Moons,The Moon,Tides,Werewolves — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:47 pm
Moon gazers are in for a treat this weekend when the full moon will appear 14 percent bigger.

Feb 28 2011

Hopping ‘Bot Bound for Moon

Tag: Mars,NASA,Robots,Technology,The Moon — Irene Klotz @ 1:22 pm
A new robot rover would move by firing downward and sideways-facing rocket nozzles.

Feb 26 2011

What Would an Interstellar Mission Look Like?

Tag: Careers,Earth,Engines,Gravity,Heating,Leo,Light,NASA,NASCAR,Nuclear Science,Office,Photography,Rockets,Science,Scientists,Space Missions,Spacecraft,Spaceflight,Technology,The Moon,The Sun,Tools,Universe,Vehicles — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:12 am
Guest contributor Robert Adams explains his mission analysis role in Project Icarus and discusses how a spacecraft could travel to another star.

Feb 22 2011

This Moon was Made for Mining (Helium-3)

Tag: Apollo Program,Moons,NASA,The Moon — Jennifer Ouellette @ 3:47 am
So we're running out of helium-3, who's up for some lunar prospecting?

Feb 18 2011

X PRIZE Lunar Race Lures 29 Contenders

Tag: Private Spaceflight,Rockets,Satellites,Space Technology,Space Travel,The Moon — Irene Klotz @ 6:47 am
Registration for a $30 million competition to land a spacecraft on the moon is closed, with a total of 29 teams officially in the running.

Feb 14 2011

Mars 500 Crew Simulates Space Walk

Tag: ESA,Nature,Space Exploration,Space Travel,The Moon — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:30 pm
The volunteers are part of a 520-day experiment to test the readiness of humans for an extended mission to the Red Planet.

Feb 10 2011

Moon Tree Locations A Mystery

Tag: Forests,Plants,The Moon,Trees — Tim Wall @ 5:04 pm
After circling the moon as seeds, so-called "moon trees" are now in our midst, but their locations are a mystery.
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