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“Just as on Earth, our feelings about Thanksgiving in space weren’t determined by the quality or the appearance of meal—but by the people we shared it with.” Continue reading Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital
Someone once observed that the moon is a harsh mistress. But that doesn’t mean you can’t keep track of her, specially with this awesome moon phase clock that [G4lile0] designed and built.
It uses a 3D printed moon model combined with a series of LEDs to create the phases. These LEDs are driven by an Arduino that calculates the phase to show, as well as driving a small OLED display that shows the date and time. There is even a party mode for all of those lunar raves that you host.
[G4lile0] has done an excellent job of documenting the …read more
Get ready to feel small. Continue reading The Supermoon Rising Behind a Russian Rocket Is Awe-Inspiring
Don’t forget to look up at the sky on November 13 and 14. Continue reading Start Rolling Your Blunts: The Brightest Supermoon Since 1948 Is Tonight
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: NASA on Tuesday took a tentative step toward contracting with private companies to send scientific payloads to the surface of the Moon, beginning as early as next year. The space agency hasn’t comm… Continue reading NASA Signals Interest In Extending Commercial Spaceflight To the Moon
When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s a sign that it is reaching perigee. Continue reading Watch a Supermoon and a Hunter’s Moon Coincide on Sunday Night
China is building a “Heavenly Palace” in space. Continue reading China’s Newly Launched Space Station Will Receive Its First Crew Next Month
Apollo 11 achieved the first crewed Moon landing in 1969. Ten years earlier, it was the Soviets who had the edge with Luna 2. Continue reading The Other First Moon Landing
On Sept. 1, the SDO captured a rare sight. Continue reading Watch a Double Eclipse Captured By NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
Lunar Orbiter 1 snapped the original “Earthrise” shot. Continue reading The First Photographs of the Earth from the Moon Were Taken 50 Years Ago Today
