Projects like MoonMappers let you see the Moon as people have never seen it before. Though it has graced our skies for far longer than humanity was ever around, we’re so used to the side of it that faces us, that we forget about the hidden treasures. No telescope on Earth can get the resolution […]
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Lunar Eclipse – Red Moon
Did you get to see the Lunar Eclipse last night? Some people had clouds, others were on the wrong side of the planet. But there are plenty of gorgeous pictures from last night’s event for you to enjoy! David Dickinson shares some lovely submissions over at Universe Today. I took some photos out my window […]
Chang’e-3’s Lunar Panorama
You’re going to want to click to get the large versions of these: This is one of the high quality color photographs coming back from the Chang’e-3 lander to our planet’s favorite (only) satellite. Chang’e-3 performed a soft landing on the Moon on December 14th while many of each eagerly watched the video feeds and […]
Earth or Not Earth, the Third
You all are too good. First comment on the last post not only got the category right, but the exact image as well. Okay, okay, you all are planetary science buffs! Let’s try yet another, and see if you can tell me what planetary surface this is from, and what it is. Is it the […]
Earth or Not Earth, Revisited
About a month ago I asked you to identify a section of landscape and tell us if it was a place on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system. And you all got it right! Not only that, but the commentors even identified that some kind of flow was responsible, and it was indeed a […]