Astronomers discuss possible moon return
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The moon has very little atmosphere, and lots of dust. Those are some of the things being considered this week at the home of the Hubble Space Telescope, where astronomers are discussing the opportunities offered by NASA's plan to return to the moon, including the possibility of a telescope on the lunar surface.
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NASA astronomers have been watching the night side of the Moon for more than a year, and they've just released highlight videos of some of the surprising  things they've seen.
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U.S. and European researchers are lauding the effectiveness of a network of ground-based telescopes that has apparently salvaged a wind experiment feared lost during a mission to the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.
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Astronomers find a strange new world that has them pondering again the essential properties of a planet.
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Scientists say the Cassini spacecraft is sending back evidence that Saturn's planet-size moon Titan has some familiar features, but that it still remains one of the strangest worlds.
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&quot;We have one solar maximum left to learn what we need to know before we send humans back to the Moon.&quot; â-Prof. Robert Lin, Chairman of the Solar Sentinels Working Group, SPD, June 2006
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Scientists claimed on Friday that there is a potential gas source on the Moon, and if it is confirmed, it may bail out energy-starved Earth and the moon&#39;s surface could hold the key for meeting the future energy demands which is getting exhausted and the
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Description: Images of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan sent back by the Cassini spacecraft show the outlines of what could be continents, lakes or something else entirely.
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Stargazers were able to catch a fleeting glimpse of a total eclipse of the moon in the early hours today. The clouds cleared to allow a rusty ball to be seen, despite bad weather, between 3.23am and 4.44am.
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India News, MOON can be an immense source of solar energy and minerals, feels President APJ Abdul Kalam. Addressing the Sixth International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of Moon in the Lake City
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High-quality images of Titan, Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon, tantalized and bewildered scientists yesterday, and they warned that NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft may have to make several passes over the frozen world before it gives up its secrets.
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Monday's flyby, the first visit in 33 years, is expected to render new images and data that can shed light on the origins of the solar system.
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Scientists cannot say yet if the object is a new Saturn moon or a temporary clump of ring material. If it is a moon, its diameter is estimated at only 2 to 3 miles, and it is orbiting at a
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Photographs and radar surveys from the Cassini spacecraft&#39;s Tuesday-night flyby of Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan are raising more questions than they&#39;re answering, say NASA scientists.
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NEW YORK Ever since 1960, when a Cornell University astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at a pair of nearby stars on the chance that he might hear a &quot;howdy&quot; from extraterrestrial beings, astronomers have persevered in the notion that
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Scientists are chomping at the bit for tomorrow&#39;s Earthly return of a sample capsule from NASA&#39;s Genesis spacecraft, hoping the star stuff it carries will help answer questions on the origins of the solar system and we who live in it.
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NASA's next Moon rocket is still on the drawing board, but already scientists are dreaming up big new things to do with it--such as launching giant telescopes into space.