By now you’re probably used to all the spectacular night-time time lapses from the International Space Station. But this one demonstrates that the show is just as amazing during the day. Check out the moon seemingly sinking into the Earth’s atmosphere.
Cue in the Pink Floyd, because NASA’s GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) has returned “its first unique view of the far side of the moon used its MoonKAM”. Of course, it’s not the first video of this side of the moon, but it’s pretty cool anyway.
The moon brings us so much. Tides, eclipses, and of course a plentiful supply of moon cheese. Magellan’s latest creation brings the moon that little bit closer to your wrist.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson — one of my favourite space people — was interviewed by MSNBC’s Martin Bashir about Newt Gingrich’s moon base plan by 2020. The short version: Newt got it wrong. The long version: watch the video.
NASA’s new favourite ships for all Middle school students are now ready to start work: GRAIL-B has joined her twin GRAIL-A into a near-polar, elliptical orbit around the moon. Both will spin around the moon one time every 11.5 hours.
At least, that’s what the scientists are saying. Arizona State University’s professor Paul Davis — a theoretical physicist and cosmologist now working on astrobiology — and Robert Wagner — Research Technician at the School of Earth & Space Exploration — have published a scientific paper calling for the search of alien artifacts on the Moon..
In a research paper called “The population of natural Earth satellites”, astronomers say that Earth must have a second moon at any given time. They have calculated the population of “irregular natural satellites that are temporarily captured” by Earth.
Last night’s presidential debate didn’t bring much unseen material forth from the GOP contenders, but new rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney butted heads over one very pertinent issue: the moon. Should we mine it for moon minerals? Let’s argue.
From midnight to 3AM this morning, Australians were fortunate enough to catch a great view of the last full lunar eclipse until 2014. Those in the best position were on the east coast, with Sydney being ideal. I’m not sure what it was like in Melbourne — I was too busy hiding away from the rain, which I’m sure would have impaled me had I wandered outside.
