Learn About Earth's Nearest Neighbor - The Moon
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, also known as Juice, is set to make a pit stop back on Earth on August 19-20.
The flight controllers have an exciting plan: they’ll navigate Juice past the Moon and then swing it around Earth.
This clever “braking” maneuver is like taking a shortcut, setting Juice on its way … Read the rest of this article
This video shows the prevailing theory for the Moon’s formation.
There have been other theories along the way, a couple of which are examined in the video.… Read the rest of this article
So, get this: scientists have been keeping an eye on the Moon, and guess what? It’s actually getting smaller!
Yeah, you heard that right.
According to data collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter, our trusty old satellite is shrinking.
And you know what’s causing this lunar shrinkage? It’s the Moon’s core cooling down, believe it or not.
Now, here’s … Read the rest of this article
NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency’s first robotic lunar rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover.
The rover will embark on a mission to the lunar South Pole to unravel the mysteries of the Moon’s water and better understand the environment where NASA plans to land … Read the rest of this article
The annual Observe The Moon event rolls around again tonight, October 21st.
If you post about your observation on social media, tag your posts with #ObserveTheMoon.
International Observe the Moon Night on NASA TV
Tonight at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET / midnight BST / 11 p.m. UTC: Catch up on NASA lunar science and exploration from the … Read the rest of this article
August is one of those rare months when there is a Blue Moon.
The common understanding of a “Blue Moon” is that is is the second Full Moon in the same calendar month.
And in August (2023), there are Full Moons on August 1st and August 30th/31st (depending on where you live).
In the USA, the Blue Moon is … Read the rest of this article
Exciting news! For the first time in over 50 years, humans are leaving low Earth orbit and heading back to the Moon with the Artemis II lunar flyby mission crew.
The four crew members consist of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Artemis II is scheduled to take off around November … Read the rest of this article
Stuck for something to watch on TV of an evening?
Then why not load up a Moon, astronomy or space-exploration themed DVD, Blu-Ray or Stream and enjoy something related to your hobby.
This is my list of recommended titles that cover astronomy and space related themes.
All are in my own collection…
The Farthest – Voyager In Space
This is … Read the rest of this article
On November 21st, 2022, at 13:44 CET (12:44 GMT), the Artemis spacecraft Orion powered its main thruster on the European Service Module to slingshot around the Moon, just five days after liftoff.
The European Service Module is powering Orion around the Moon and back, providing propulsion, temperature control, electricity as well as storage and delivery for essential supplies such as … Read the rest of this article
At 01:47 local time in Florida, 06:47 GMT, today – November 16th, 2022, the Artemis I mission started its voyage to the Moon as NASA’s new Moon rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, and put the Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module into Earth orbit.
The spacecraft spent two hours circling Earth before being … Read the rest of this article