China has become the first country to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon.The unmanned Chang'e-4 probe(探测器)-the name was inspired by an ancient Chinese moon goddess - (1) touched( touch) down last week in the South Pole-Aitken basin.Landing on t...
The moon's south pole is one of the most compelling places in the entire solar system. This mosaic is from the Wide Area Camera on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.(Image credit: NASA/Arizona State University) Compiled observations Holly Brown is with the School of Earth and Space Explorat...
We see what Mother's Day is like for the Disney characters, a talented Jewish boy raps about gelt, a young Pilgrim man has a special surprise for his family on the first Thanksgiving, and Santa has a little trouble with his neighbor up at the North Pole. ...
What time is the Geminid meteor shower? You can watch for Geminid meteors all night on December 13 through Dec. 14 as the shower's radiant will rise in the mid-evening. If you can't make it out for Dec. 13 the days before and after the peak are also worth trying. While moonlig...