Collaborate Disseminate
Scientists used rocks and soil collected by the Apollo 14 moonwalkers in 1971 to calculate the age of the moon. It turns out that it is much older than scientists suspected, coming in at 4.51 billion years old. ABC News reports: A research team reporte… Continue reading Scientists Calculate the Moon To Be 4.51 Billion Years Old
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: A series of cosmic collisions may have spawned multiple moonlets that morphed into the one big moon we know today. Rather than one giant impact that knocked off part of early Earth and created the moon… Continue reading Our Moon May Have Formed From Multiple Small Ones, Says Report
Yet another reason to go back to the Moon. Continue reading The Moon May Have Started as Dozens of ‘Moonlets’
Yet another reason to go back to the Moon. Continue reading The Moon May Have Started as Dozens of ‘Moonlets’
schwit1 quotes a report from Behind The Black: A federal judge has ruled that NASA has no right to confiscate an Apollo 11 lunar rock sample bag that had been purchased legally, even though the sale itself had been in error. CollectSPACE.com reports: “… Continue reading Apollo 11 Moon Rock Bag Belongs To Buyer, Not NASA, Judge Rules
From Margaret Hamilton to Sally Ride, David Cox pays homage to the women heroes of the American and Soviet space programs in the final installment of his Rocket Opera trilogy. Continue reading Rocket Opera Pays Homage to Women of the Space Race
“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
“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
