Lunar Exploration

Radio Programs

 Moon and Mars Crowded skies above the Moon Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Ranger 4 Slamming into the far side of the Moon Thursday, April 26, 2012
Moon and Taurus Snapping the universe -- from the Moon Monday, April 23, 2012
Apollo 16 Fun and science on the lunar surface Saturday, April 21, 2012
Moon and Venus Encapsulating a bit of the Moon Saturday, February 25, 2012
Lunar Arrival An unusual way to greet the new year Friday, December 30, 2011
Moon and Mars Strolling on alien worlds Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hunter’s Moon Giving the Moon a two-faced appearance Tuesday, October 11, 2011
ARTEMIS Teaching old spacecraft new tricks Monday, September 19, 2011
GRAIL Playing follow-the-leader Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Lumpy Moon Measuring the Moon’s “lumpiness” Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Moon and Antares Kicking the Moon in the name of science Saturday, September 3, 2011
Making Moondust II Keeping out the moondust Thursday, June 23, 2011
Making Moondust A bit of the Moon right here on Earth Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Apollo 14 Giving the Moon a big whack Friday, February 4, 2011
Moon and Jupiter A moonwalker goes back to work Monday, November 15, 2010
Moon and the Bull Kicking off a new Moon race Monday, September 27, 2010
Luna 16 Sampling the "dark" side of the Moon Friday, September 24, 2010

Featured Images

Artist's concept of GRAIL spacecraft measuring the Moon's gravitational field
 Lunar Arrival Friday, December 30, 2011
2011 image of the Apollo 12 landing site, from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
 Still Standing Friday, September 9, 2011
Map of the Moon's gravitational field
 Lunar Lumpiness Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Dust coats the spacesuit of Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan
 Dirty Moonwalker Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Reiner Gamma, a prominent lunar swirl in the Ocean of Storms
 Lunar Swirl Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Lunokhod image of its tracks on the lunar surface
 Found It! Monday, November 15, 2010
Luna 16 diagram
 To the Moon and Back Friday, September 24, 2010

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