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A new study from Brown University shows the moon might be flowing with more water than we thought, thanks to ancient volcanic deposits. NPR reports: Using satellite data, scientists from Brown University studied layers of rock on the moon that likely f… Continue reading A New Study Shows the Moon’s Interior Could Contain Water
July 20th, 1969 was the day that people from Earth set foot on different soil for the first time. Here we are 48 years later, and the world’s space programs are — well — not very close to returning to the moon. If you aren’t old enough to remember, it was really amazing. The world was in a lot of turmoil in the 1960s (and still is, of course) but everyone stopped to look at the sky and listen to the sound of [Neil Armstrong] taking that first step. It was shocking in a good way and almost universally observed. …read more
Continue reading Beyond a Boot Print: The Lasting Effect of Apollo on Humanity
mi writes: Moon Express, founded in 2010 to win the Google Lunar XPRIZE, says it is self-funded to begin bringing kilograms of lunar rocks back to Earth within about three years. “We absolutely intend to make these samples available globally for scient… Continue reading Private Company Plans To Bring Moon Rocks Back To Earth In Three Years
Leave it to the US Navy to weaponize the moon. Continue reading How the Moon Was Turned Into a Cold War Spy Weapon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: The first flight of NASA’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), is now scheduled for 2019 and will not include a human crew, agency officials said today (May 12). As of 20… Continue reading NASA Won’t Fly Astronauts On First Orion-SLS Test Flight Around the Moon
Because it’s the future now. Continue reading This Self-Sustaining Robot Will Print Your Martian Home Out of Ice
New to astrophotography, [Jason Bowling] had heard that the Raspberry Pi’s camera module could be used as a low-cost entry into the hobby. Having a Raspberry Pi B+ and camera module on hand from an old project, he dove right in, detailing the process for any other newcomers.
Gingerly removing the camera’s lens, the module fit snugly into a 3D printed case — courtesy of a friend — and connected it to a separate case for the Pi. [Bowling] then mounted he camera directly on the telescope — a technique known as prime-focus photography, which treats the telescope like an …read more
Continue reading Budget Astrophotography With A Raspberry Pi
Today, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that in 2018, the company will fly two private citizens around the Moon in its Dragon 2 spacecraft, carried by its Falcon Heavy rocket. “While the voyagers’ names have not been disclosed, according to SpaceX, a… Continue reading SpaceX Plans To Send Two People Around the Moon In 2018
Scientific American describes “a way to get to the Moon and to stay there permanently…to begin this process immediately and to achieve moon landings in less than four years.” It starts by abandoning NASA’s expensive Space Launch System and Orion caps… Continue reading How To Get Back To the Moon In 4 Years — This Time To Stay
SonicSpike quotes a report from CNET: Even if you aren’t a space nerd whose idea of a good time is craning your neck to stare into the vast nothingness of space on a frigid evening, this Friday the heavens will put on a show worth heading outdoors for…. Continue reading A Guide To Friday’s Comet-Eclipse-Full-Moon Triple Feature