Twin Grail probes to crash into moon
NASA's twin Grail spacecraft will crash into the lunar surface intentionally next week, bringing their gravity-mapping mission to a spectacular end.Full story
US scientists to use Chinese moon lander
A cooperative deal has been inked between a U.S. group and China to use that country's moon lander to conduct astronomical imaging from the lunar surface. Full story
Armstrong's Legacy Will Last a Million Years
It was with great sadness that I heard of the death of Neil Armstrong just as I arrived in Manchester to visit family on Aug. 25. Full story
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An artist's conception shows the Grail probes, known as Ebb and Flow, flying in formation over the lunar surface.
NASA handout image of the GRAIL mission's twin spacecraft in orbit around the moon
NASA handout image shows an artist's concept of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission's twin spacecraft in orbit around the moon. The GRAIL mission will fly the spacecraft, in the same orbit, over areas of greater and lesser gravity, caused both by visible features such as mountains
Neil Armstrong, the 1st man on the moon, has died at age 82
epa03370011 An July 1969 picture provided by NASA shows US astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission in his space suit, with his helmet on the table in front of him. Behind him is a large photograph of the lunar surface. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, 82, the first man
Apollo 11 flag
Apollo 11's U.S. flag stands on the lunar surface.
