Collaborate Disseminate
“The moon is drifting away,” reports the New York Times.
Every year, it gets about an inch and a half farther from us. Hundreds of millions of years from now, our companion in the sky will be distant enough that there will be no more total solar eclip… Continue reading Scientists Solve a Mystery By Firing a Laser at the Moon
“The U.S. wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that,” reports Time magazine:
The U.S. Department of Energy put out the formal request to … Continue reading America Wants to Build Nuclear Power Plants on the Moon and Mars
“A photo and film restoration specialist, who goes by the name of DutchSteamMachine, has worked some AI magic to enhance original Apollo film, creating strikingly clear and vivid video clips and images,” reports Universe Today:
Take a look at this enha… Continue reading Historic Moon Landing Footage Enhanced By AI, and the Results Are Incredible
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