The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far ... Jim Lovell and William Anders were able to describe the surface of the moon in detail. "The back side [of the moon] looks like ...

Virtually all of the photographs scheduled for the Apollo 8 mission were to do with capturing high resolution images of the lunar surface - both of the far side and of potential landing sites on ...

Frank Borman, commander of Apollo 8 ... the change in Apollo 8's mission. Anders' job shifted to photographer and geologic observer, scrutinizing the surface of the moon for scientists on Earth.

The first six Ranger missions failed, but Rangers 7, 8 ... surface at high resolution, provide a greater understanding of lunar orbital dynamics, and scout out smooth, flat landing sites for the ...

The moon will leap to Jupiter’s upper right by April 30 evening, with just over five degrees separating the two. Earthshine and ... that water on the lunar surface may come from the solar ...

Earthshine is the effect you get when you sometimes see the faint dark part of the Moon glowing next to a fully illuminated lunar crescent. The effect is caused by the light from the Sun ...