Cool Science Stuff: NASA LCROSS Mission

Hey, we're going to the moon tomorrow to look for water. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) are set to lift off together aboard an Atlas V rocket on Thursday, June 18, at 5:12 p.m. EDT. How do you like them apples, Perrier?

Check out details from NASA, and the countdown to launch, here.

Tonight: Biggest Full Moon of 2009

According to NASA, tonight will be a perigee Moon. A perigee Moon looks 14% wider and 30% brighter than the Moon typically appears. This happens because the Moon's orbit around the Earth is not circular, it is elliptical. Because of this elliptical orbit, its distance from the Earth varies. Tonight, the Moon will be at its closest point to the Earth, the perigee, and it will look huge.


Up-date: Photos.

NASA - Tonight is the Biggest Full Moon of 2008

From NASA, the people who really know their moon: "No, you cannot see Neil Armstrong's footprint. But go ahead and look: The full Moon of Dec. 12th is the biggest and brightest full Moon of the year."