Earth Topics
The 2008 Great Moonbuggy Race
2008 — April 6, 2011
Contestants in NASA's 15th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race have crossed the finish line. And the winner is.... Read today's story to find out who crashed and who triumphed in the adventurous competition.
Moondust and Duct Tape
2008 — Sept. 20, 2011
Going to the Moon? Don't forget your duct tape. Thirty-six years ago when Apollo 17 Astronautsfound themselves a quarter million miles from home with a damaged moonbuggy, a roll of "good old fashioned American gray tape" saved the day.
New Radar Maps of the Moon
2008 — April 6, 2011
New high-resolution radar maps of the Moon's south pole reveal a fantastic land with peaks as high as Mt. McKinley and crater floors four times deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Who's Orbiting the Moon?
2008 — April 6, 2011
Do you know who's orbiting the moon? The answer might surprise you. Find out in today's story from Science@NASA.
Lunar Leonid Strikes
2006 — April 6, 2011
The Moonis getting hit by meteoroids more often than anyone expected. That's the tentative conclusion of astronomers who recently saw two Leonids hit The Moonand explode.
Novarupta
2006 — Sept. 20, 2011
Climate scientists are learning new things from an old and very powerful Alaskan volcano: Novarupta.
Lunar Dust Buster
2006 — Sept. 20, 2011
NASA researchers have built a device that picks up moondust and takes it for a ride on an electrodynamic wave--like a surfer on the ocean. Their invention could come in handy when Astronautsreturn to the Moon.
Good News and a Puzzle
2006 — Sept. 20, 2011
Earth's ozone layer appears to be on the road to recovery, but the reasons why aren't fully understood.
The Mysterious Smell of Moondust
2006 — Sept. 20, 2011
Long after the last Apollo astronaut left the moon, a mystery lingers: Why does moondust smell like gunpowder?
Big Air on the Moon
2006 — Sept. 20, 2011
Olympic aerialist and gold medal winner Eric Bergoust discusses the wonderful possibilities of ski-jumping on the moon.