Billion-year conspiracy between Sun and Moon prevented 60-hour days

If you’ve ever felt like you need more hours in the day, well how does 60 sound? A new study suggests we’d have 60-hour days by now if a stalemate between the Sun and Moon hadn’t interfered with Earth’s rotation for over a billion years.Continue Readin… Continue reading Billion-year conspiracy between Sun and Moon prevented 60-hour days

NASA’s VIPER Rover Will Be the First To Cruise the Moon’s South Pole

Popular Science describes how NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will use a pair of ramps to become the first rover to explore the Moon’s south pole when it arrives in late 2024. From the report: “We all know how to work wit… Continue reading NASA’s VIPER Rover Will Be the First To Cruise the Moon’s South Pole

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Granite discovery suggests Moon is more “Earth-like” than we thought

Using microwave instruments to peer deep beneath the surface of the far side of the Moon, researchers have detected a ‘hotspot’ they say is a large subsurface granite mass, suggesting the Moon is more “Earth-like” than we thought.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Granite discovery suggests Moon is more “Earth-like” than we thought