Moon Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

TUAW's Daily App: Phases

by Mike Schramm (Sep 21st, 2010)

Phases is one of those apps that has a lot of information you wouldn't really think of or need -- until you actually have an app available to give it to you. Basically, Phases tells you everything you need to know about the moon, from when it wanes and waxes, rises and sets, and when and where it ...

Tonight is International Observe the Moon Night so grab your iPhone

by Mel Martin (Sep 18th, 2010)

Tonight is the first-ever International Observe the Moon Night. If you have an iOS device, you can get even more out of observing our nearest neighbor and learning about what its made of, how it came to be, and how to observe it. Free apps like Moon Globe will allow you to explore the lunar service ...

Google Earth goes skyward

by Mike Schramm (Aug 22nd, 2007)

Our sister blog Download Squad pointed to the updated Google Earth today dubbed 'Google Earth Sky', because in the newest version you can look up. Not content to cover everyone on the ground, our Google overlords have turned their eye to the sky, and you can now search through galaxies, nebulas, ...

Woz and Buzz to take Hydrogen Hummer to South Pole

by Dan Lurie (Aug 2nd, 2006)

Before we dive into the actual story, lets just take a minute to sit back and appreciate just how fantastically bizarre that title is. ... Ok then! Mac daddy Steve Wozniak has announced that in December 2007, he and Moon man Buzz Aldrin (second person ever to set foot on the Moon) will participate ...