Astronauts Hear Music on Far Side of the Moon

Astronauts Hear Music on Far Side of the Moon

The Moon A recent news story claims that Apollo astronauts heard music while exploring the far side of Earth’s Moon. This Huffington Post article describes the reaction of the Apollo 10 astronauts in 1969 as being “startled” when they...
Luna-9 50th Anniversary

Luna-9 50th Anniversary

This time 50 years ago, Soviet automatic lunar station Luna-9 landed on the moon. The spacecraft was the first to make a soft landing on the lunar surface. Luna-9 landed west of the Reiner and Marius craters in the Ocean of Storms, opening a new stage in the...
China Announces Plans to put Probe on Far Side of Moon

China Announces Plans to put Probe on Far Side of Moon

China will be sending the Chang’e-4 probe to the far side of the Moon in 2018, said China’s Xinhua on Friday. “The far side of the moon is never visible to earth because of gravitational forces and has never been explored by humans,” Chief of...
Astronauts Hear Music on Far Side of the Moon

Europe Looks to the Moon for the Future of Space Exploration

The Moon. Credit: NASA While NASA and United States President Barack Obama may only have Mars on mind, other countries are choosing to explore the Moon instead. According to an article in Ars Technica, China and Russia have joined the European Space Agency and intend...
PISCES Completes Lunar Landing Pad Bullseye

PISCES Completes Lunar Landing Pad Bullseye

The Helelani rover is seen here after laying down the 100th paver for the Vertical Take-off/Vertical Landing Pad project on Hawaii Island.  The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) completed a major milestone last month with...