Asteroid Impacts Displacing Mass on the Moon
Did you know impacts can displace enough mass to move the polls on the moon?
Its a Hit! Meteorite Strikes Lunar Surface
A meteorite strike on the lunar surface was captured on video by Daichi Fujii, curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum!
Artemis 1 Mission: Orion Splash Down Success
On Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon.
NASA’s First Artemis Mission Heading Home
The Orion spacecraft of the Artemis 1 is heading home!
Watch NASA Artemis 1 Moon Mission Launch
NASA’s Artemis 1 launch of the Orion spacecraft is first phase the Artemis mission to the moon to study the far side of the moon.
The hunt for asteroid impacts on the moon heats up with new observatory
Sometimes a flash in the night is actually an asteroid slamming into the moon. Because such impacts offer valuable information about Earth's own barrage of space rocks, scientists have established programs that look for the brief bright flashes on the moon that represent lunar impacts. A new such telescope recently began operations, confirming observations of another telescope's 100th impact flash detection.