moon

Probe finds massive icy mountain on Saturn's moon Titan

Posted in Science on 25th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers have identified the tallest peak on Saturn's moon Titan, a mountain that stands 10,948 ft tall. For comparison, Everest stands over 29,000 ft above sea level.

The moon used to spin 'on different axis'

Posted in Science on 24th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

A likely explanation for this shift, which the researchers suggest took place over several billion years, is volcanic activity in a region called the Procellarum.

Plans Being Devised for Human Outpost Near the Moon

Posted in Science on 24th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

The ongoing work is expected to help plot out other deep-space trips, such as the journey to a near-Earth asteroid and the larger leap to distant Mars.

The Case for an International Moon Base

Posted in Science on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Toward the end of 2015, Russias space program announced plans to begin a series of lunar missions that would culminate in the creation of a manned moon base by 2030.

Moon formed by a head-on collision between Earth and young planet

Posted in Science on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The moon was formed by a collision between the Earth and a "planetary embryo" called Theia approximately 100 million years after the Earth formed.