In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBWhile you were there, you'd notice that the gravity on the surface of the Moon is one-sixth of Earth's, which is why in footage of moonwalks, astronauts appear to almost bounce across the surface. The temperature on the Moon reaches about 260 degrees Fahrenheit (127 degrees Celsius) when in full Sun, but in darkness, the temperatures plummet to ...
Earth's Oldest Rock Found on the Moon - NASA Solar System …
WEBJan 24, 2019 · Scientists may have discovered the oldest Earth rock ever—on the Moon. A lunar sample returned by the Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a bit of Earth from about 4 billion years ago.
Lunar Spacecraft Carries Ashes, Special Tribute to Shoemaker
WEBJan 6, 1998 · There could be no finer tribute to the legendary planetary geologist who said his greatest unfulfilled dream was to go to the moon. Tonight, the ashes of Eugene M. Shoemaker are to be launched in a memorial capsule aboard Lunar …
Quick Facts | Mission – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBOct 15, 1997 · NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
10 Things: Rockets We Love-Saturn V - NASA Solar System …
WEBApr 2, 2018 · On July 16, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the mammoth-sized Saturn V rocket on their way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
Moon's South Pole in NASA's Landing Sites
WEBApr 16, 2019 · NASA is working right now to send American astronauts to the surface of the Moon in five years, and the agency has its sights set on a place no humans have ever gone before: the lunar South Pole.
Ceres: Keeping Well-Guarded Secrets for 215 Years
WEBJan 26, 2016 · New Year's Day, 1801, the dawn of the 19th century, was a historic moment for astronomy, and for a space mission called Dawn more than 200 years later. That night, Giuseppe Piazzi pointed his telescope at the sky and observed a distant object that we now know as Ceres. Today, NASA's Dawn mission allows us to see Ceres in exquisite detail.
In Depth | Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBTwelve American astronauts landed on the Moon during NASA's Apollo program from 1969 to 1972, studying the Moon and bringing back rock samples. Usually the term moon brings to mind a spherical object, like Earth's Moon. The …
In Depth – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBTwelve of the 24 men who traveled from Earth to the Moon walked on its surface. The first, and most famous, was Neil Armstrong in 1969. The last man on the Moon – to date – was Gene Cernan in 1972.
Anatomy of a space mission: How to get from an idea to the …
WEBSep 6, 2018 · In celebration of Dawn’s journey, we look at how a mission evolves from an idea into a reality. Pre-phase A: Concept Development and Proposal. Every mission begins with a question. Sometimes these questions develop over many years, creating a community among those with a shared interest in the topic.