Moons : Discovery News

A Squashed Space Station Supermoon: Big Pic

Posted Tue May 8, 2012 12:46 PM ET | 0

European astronaut André Kuipers watched the perigee moon set over the Earth's atmosphere on May 5. Read more

2012 Supermoon Images from Our Readers: Photos

Posted Mon May 7, 2012 12:04 PM ET | 0

Saturday's 'supermoon' lit up the sky from Australia to El Salvador. Our readers sent in images from all over the world. Read more

Spectacular 'Supermoon' Wows Skywatchers

Posted Mon May 7, 2012 07:59 AM ET | 0

For many sky gazers around the world, this weekend's oversized "supermoon" did not disappoint. Read more

Europe Plans Mission to Jupiter's Moons

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri May 4, 2012 05:03 PM ET | 0

An astrobiology mission to three of Jupiter's icy moons has won funding for Europe's next big space science mission. Read more

Saturday's 'Supermoon' Won't Destroy Earth

Posted Fri May 4, 2012 07:31 AM ET | 0

Full and new moons provide less-than-1-percent increase in earthquake activity, and a slightly higher response in volcanoes. Read more

A Maritime Adventure on Titan

Posted by Amy Shira Teitel Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:20 AM ET | 0

Since scientists confirmed Titan's oceans are made of liquid methane, they've longed to set sail and discover a new alien ocean. Read more

How Long Has Titan Been a Hazy Methane Moon?

Posted by Amy Shira Teitel Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:48 AM ET | 0

Using data from the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn and the Huygens probe that landed in 2005, scientists have found that Titan's atmosphere is much younger than the moon itself. Read more

How Long Has Titan Been a Hazy Methane Moon?

Celestial Paternity Test: Moon is Earth's Child

Posted by Ray Villard Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:22 AM ET | 0

The Earth is the moon's single mother, according to a new "paternity test" done on Apollo lunar rock samples. Read more

Celestial Paternity Test: Moon is Earth's Child

How Many Moons Does Earth Have?

Posted by Trace Dominguez Fri Apr 6, 2012 04:40 PM ET | 0

We might have more moons than you think! Read more

How the Moon Affects the Date of Easter

Posted Fri Apr 6, 2012 09:54 AM ET | 0

Traditionally, Easter is observed on the Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon. Read more

Oxygen Discovery Raises Hopes for Saturn Moon Life

Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Mar 2, 2012 10:10 AM ET | 0

Cassini has sniffed oxygen in Dione's exosphere, how does this affect the search for life beyond Earth? Read more

Oxygen Discovery Raises Hopes for Saturn Moon Life

Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth

Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 02:00 PM ET | 0

Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now satellites have detected such ions there for the first time. Read more