Moon
Mapping the early history of the moon
March 7, 2013
In 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
GRAIL reveals a battered lunar history
December 5, 2012
Twin spacecraft create a highly detailed gravity map of the moon, finding an interior pulverized by early impacts.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Craters, Evolution, geophysics, GRAIL, Physics, Planetary science, Solar system, Space, astronomy and planetary science, Gravity, Faculty, NASA, Research, Space exploration
Researchers find evidence of ice content at the moon’s south pole
June 20, 2012
Scientists map Shackleton crater, whose unusually bright floor may hint at the presence of ice.
What drove the lunar dynamo?
January 27, 2012
Research supports theory that the moon’s molten core was likely sustained by an alternative power source.
From Earth to the Moon
January 6, 2012
MIT-led GRAIL mission enters lunar obit
To the moon
September 8, 2011
MIT-led GRAIL mission to map the lunar gravitational field.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Faculty, NASA, Research, Space, astronomy and planetary science
Telling time on the moon
September 20, 2010
New map of lunar craters sheds light on early solar-system activity and points to oldest parts of the moon’s surface.
In space, past is prologue
June 12, 2009
Giant Leaps celebrates Apollo, looks to future missions.
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