Earth's Moon

The only natural satellite of Earth.

Radio Programs

More Moon, Saturn, and Spica A celestial yin and yang Saturday, March 10, 2012
Moon and Mars Historic monuments on another world Thursday, February 9, 2012
Moon and Companions Reflections on a quarter Moon Sunday, January 15, 2012
Lunar Arrival An unusual way to greet the new year Friday, December 30, 2011
Moon and Regulus Excavating a lunar crater Thursday, December 15, 2011
Moon and Aldebaran New tools for digging into lunar history Saturday, November 12, 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
Lumpy Moon Measuring the Moon’s “lumpiness” Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Watching Earthshine Watching the dark side of the Moon Monday, September 5, 2011
Moon and Antares Kicking the Moon in the name of science Saturday, September 3, 2011
Apollo 15 Checking out a beautiful landscape Saturday, July 30, 2011
Moon and Jupiter Water in some orange dirt Friday, July 22, 2011
Moon and Antares The sweetness of a full Moon Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Moon and Regulus A volcanic lunar layer cake Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Birth of a Moon New ideas about the birth of a moon Friday, April 15, 2011
More Moon and Venus Naming ancient volcanic basins Wednesday, March 30, 2011
More Moon and Companions Fine-tuning the view of the heavens Monday, February 21, 2011
Moon and Jupiter A delayed trip to the Moon Sunday, February 6, 2011

Featured Images

Dark lunar features are named seas or oceans
 Split Personality Thursday, February 9, 2012
Earth's atmosphere distorts the Moon as seen from the International Space Statio
 Squashed Moon Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Artist's concept of GRAIL spacecraft measuring the Moon's gravitational field
 Lunar Arrival Friday, December 30, 2011
Map of the Moon's gravitational field
 Lunar Lumpiness Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Earth and Moon from International Space Station
 Blue Moon? Monday, March 21, 2011
Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard poses with the American flag on the Moon
 Long Journey Sunday, February 6, 2011

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