Collaborate Disseminate
July 20th marked the anniversary of the first human setting foot on the moon. If you were alive back then, you probably remember being glued to the TV watching the high-tech images of Armstrong taking that first step. But if you go back and watch the video today, it doesn’t …read more
schwit1 shares a report from UPI: The most popular theory of the moon’s origins contends the satellite was formed when a Mars-sized object collided with Earth, vaporizing large portions of Earth’s upper crust. While Earth’s upper crust is poor in metal… Continue reading Moon’s Metal-Rich Craters Challenge Popular Theories About Its Origin
“If your family’s Fourth of July fireworks plans are up in smoke because of the pandemic, watch the sky for a lunar eclipse instead,” reports CNN.
It begins in just 5 minutes — and then lasts for two hours and 45 minutes:
On July 4, just after 11 p… Continue reading Starting Soon: A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Julien’s Auctions of Beverly Hills is offering a trio of historic Apollo 11 artifacts as part of its Legends & Explorers auction, which takes place on July 17 and 18, 2020. Three of the hand controllers used to steer the famous Columbia Command Service… Continue reading Flight controls from historic Apollo 11 mission go up for auction
Julien’s Auctions of Beverly Hills is offering a trio of historic Apollo 11 artifacts as part of its Legends & Explorers auction, which takes place on July 17 and 18, 2020. Three of the hand controllers used to steer the famous Columbia Command Service… Continue reading Flight controls from historic Apollo 11 mission go up for auction
You can imagine how stressful life is for high-power CEOs of billion-dollar companies in these trying times; one is tempted to shed a tear for them as they jet around the world and plan their next big move. But now someone has gone and upset the applecart by coming up …read more
NASA’s Artemis mission will (hopefully) take astronauts to the Moon in 2024 … and when those people get there, they’ll need to go to the bathroom. With that in mind, the space agency is now looking to the public for ideas for “moon toilets.”Continue Re… Continue reading NASA offering cash prizes for lunar toilet concepts
NASA has awarded Astrobotic a US$199.5-million contract to deliver the space agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s south pole in late 2023. The Pittsburgh-based lunar logistics company will provide end-to-end de… Continue reading Astrobotic selected to land NASA VIPER rover on the Moon
An anonymous reader shares a report: The moon visits one of the spring constellations this week by traveling through the faint constellation of Virgo, the virgin. On 1 and 2 June, our natural satellite will pass close to Virgo’s only bright star, Spica… Continue reading The Moon Pays a Spring Visit To Virgo
Because of the architecture used for the Apollo missions, extended stays on the surface of the Moon weren’t possible. The spartan Lunar Module simply wasn’t large enough to support excursions of more than a few days in length, and even that would be pushing the edge of the envelope. But …read more
Continue reading Masten Moon Rocket Has Landing Pad, Will Travel