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Tag Archives: Moon

21Oct/17

Moon cave discovery stokes hope for lunar exploration

October 21, 2017SpaceCompany: the Guardian, Environment, Geology, Geology of the Moon, Igneous petrology, Japan, Lava, Lava cave, Lava tube, Lava tubes, Lunar lava tube, Marius, Marius Hills, Moon, NEXT MEDIA, Petrology, Planetary science, Planetary surface, Technology/Internet, Volcanologysmbale

A cavernous lava tube was this week confirmed to exist beneath the surface of the moon.
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22Aug/17

NASA reports massive asteroid to pass by Earth on September 1

August 22, 2017Uncategorized99942 Apophis, Asteroid, Asteroid-impact avoidance, Asteroids, Environment, Florence Nightingale, Moon, Outer space, Planetary science, Space, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

A 3 mile-wide asteroid will drift past Earth more than 18 moon-lengths away, making it the largest to do so since researchers began tracking such close encounters. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

Full moon rises over Greece’s ancient temple, as partial lunar eclipse occurs

August 7, 2017SpaceAncient Attica, Astronomy, Athens, Cape Sounion, Eclipse, Eclipses, Greece, Lunar eclipse, Moon, Physical sciences, Sounion, Space sciencesmbale

CAPE SOUNION, GREECE (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) – A large full moon at its peak hovered over an ancient Greek temple on Athens’ southern coast on Monday (August 7) as a partial lunar eclipse took place.
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10Feb/17

Moon much older than previously thought

February 10, 2017SpaceApollo 14, Astronomy, Beijing, China, Environment, Formation and evolution of the Solar System, Giant-impact hypothesis, Lunar science, Melanie Barboni, Moon, Moon rock, Origin of the Moon, Petrology, Planetary science, Space science, Technology/Internet, UCLA, UCLA–USC rivalry, University of California, University of California Los Angeles, Zirconsmbale

A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 40 to 140 million years older than previously thought.

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15Nov/16

The super moon rising over New York City

November 15, 2016WorldA Trip to the Moon, Astronomy, Beijing, Berlin, Eclipse, Eclipses, Entertainment/Culture, Environment, Full moon, Human Interest, January 2018 lunar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, Lunar observation, Moon, Observational astronomy, Physical sciences, Planetary science, Religion/Belief, Space science, Spectacle, Supermoon, Technology/Internetsmbale

From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades – as it made its way across the skies.
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15Nov/16

Supermoon shines from east to west

November 15, 2016SpaceAstrology, Astronomy, Australia, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Bopp, Boston, Eclipse, France, Full moon, Germany, Hsieh Wei, Hsieh Wei-Ting, Indonesia, Israel, Jakarta, Jamie Iacoi, January 2018 lunar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, Lunar observation, Lunar science, Manila, Moon, Moons, New York City, Observational astronomy, Philippines, Space science, Star Gazers, Supermoon, Taipei, Thailand, Washington D.C.smbale

From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades – as it made its way across the skies. Continue reading →

15Nov/16

Kenya’s travelling telescope brings Supermoon even closer

November 15, 2016SpaceAstrology, Astronomy, Atacama Desert, Domes, Education, European Southern Observatory, Full moon, Kenya, Lunar science, MAGADI, Moon, Natural sciences, Observational astronomy, Planet, Planetary science, Shammah Kendi, Space science, Stephen Kureko, Supermoon, Susan Murabana, Tanzaniasmbale

On Monday (November 14) Kenyan astronomer, Susan Murabana set up her telescope at a remote village in the Rift Valley to see the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades. Murabana takes her telescope to various parts of the country to teach people about the stars and planets. Her initiative is also aimed at getting more children interested in science.

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07Dec/15

Earth in Full View

Earth in Full View

December 7, 2015SpaceApollo 17, Apollo program, Arabian horse, Earth, Extravehicular activity, Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, Ice, Moon, Outer space, Polar ice cap, Ronald Evans, Space exploration, Spaceflight, United Statessmbale

The Apollo 17 crew caught this breathtaking view of our home planet as they were traveling to the Moon on Dec. 7, 1972. It’s the first time astronauts were able to photograph the South polar ice cap. Nearly the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible, along with the Arabian Peninsula.

04Dec/15

Russia planning to build permanent base on the moon

December 4, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Colonization of the Moon, Exploration of the Moon, Huffington Post, Lander, Lunar lander, Lunar outpost, Moon, NEXT MEDIA, Orel, Outer space, Russia, Soviet space program, Spaceflightsmbale

The Kremlin plans to build a permanent base on the surface of the moon by 2030, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.
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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from April to June 2015

November 28, 2015WorldAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Ali Abdullah Saleh, amtrak, Andrew Chan, Assyrian City, Australia, Baghdad, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Brazil, Burundi, Cambridge, Charleston, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Chile, China, Clementa Pinckney, Countries, Cuba, David Cameron, Dylann Roof, Egypt, Elizabeth Diana, Freddie Gray, Fulgencio Batista, Georgia, Godefroid Niyombare, Goodluck Jonathan, Houthi movement, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Joko Widodo, Kenya, Kevin Krogh, Kyanjin Gompa, Lagos, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mohamed Mursi, Moon, Mosul, Muhammadu Buhari, Myanmar, Myuran Sukumaran, Nepal, New York City, Nigeria, Nigerian people, Nimrud, Philadelphia, Pierre Nkurunziza, Prime Niyongabo, Queen Elizabeth, Ramadi, Raúl Castro, Riyadh, Saif Rezgui, Salerno, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sousse, Soviet Union, Tanzania, Tayyip Erdogan, Tbilisi, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Western Asia, William, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the second quarter of the year include an attack on a Kenyan university, a gunman targeting tourists on a Tunisian beach and, after decades of hostility, a handshake between the leaders of the United States and Cuba.
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