See the Moon in 3D! See Mars in 3D! See the heavens...

By now everyone knows about Google Earth, probably the best free software of the last decade.

Well just in time for the 40th anniversay of the Moon landings, Google Earth brings you THE MOON! Use Google Earth 5 to see:

* Tours of lunar landing sites, narrated by Apollo astronauts
* 3D models of rovers and landers
* 360-degree photo panoramas
* Rare TV footage of the Apollo missions

Learn more about Moon in Google Earth at http://earth.google.com/moon/


Hey, did I mention that Google Earth does a 3D version of Planet Mars as well? So if you always wanted to fly over the area where the Viking spacecraft landed in 1976... now you can!

It gets even better. You can use Google Earth as a planetarium right inside your computer! You can take a trip through the heavens, scan for planets, check out current events, and so on. Engage!

It was 40 Years Ago

Forty years ago, July 19, 1969, I was a young boy who watched - along with millions of other earthlings - as Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, and Neil Armstrong left prints in the dust of another world for the very first time. It doesn't get more historic than that!

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area you can celebrate that historic moment on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Moonfest, held at NASA Ames Research Center, where you can enjoy all things lunar -- from MoonPies to model rocket launches.


"Moonfest 2009: From Apollo to LCROSS, and Beyond" is a free festival for the whole family.

While the event will focus on the Apollo 11 landing, it will also showcase NASA's other lunar accomplishments, such as Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission,
which launched successfully in June 2009. Moonfest will also feature scientific talks.

For an event schedule, go to http://moonfest.arc.nasa.gov/overview.

Moonfest 2009: From Apollo to LCROSS, and Beyond
Sunday, July 19, 2009
12:00 - 6:00 PM
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California
FREE Admission