China’s farside lunar rover Yutu 2, part of the country's Chang'e 4 mission , has broken the longevity record for working on the surface of the moon.
China Global Television Network (CGTN) recently reported that the robot rolled by the previous record set by the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 1 rover.
Lunokhod 1 was the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world, operating in the Sea of Rains starting on Nov. 17, 1970. Lunokhod 1 operations officially ceased about 10.5 months later, on Oct. 4, 1971. That was the 14th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 , the first-ever artificial satellite.
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Black holes, interstellar objects, Mars discoveries and moon landing attempts: Top space stories
Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino explains what can be learned from the groundbreaking discovery.
From the first-ever image of a black hole to strange occurrences on Mars to the Apollo 11 anniversary and the latest attempts to land on the moon , 2019 has been a busy year in space.
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In April, scientists released the first-ever image of a black hole, revealing the distant object in stunning detail.
The decade's last full moon occurs at 12:12 a.m. on 12/12 - The Washington Post
The last full moon of the decade will occur tonight, at 12:12 a.m. Eastern time on Dec. 12. It's called the full "cold moon."
The moon will appear full all night, first becoming visible in the east with a saffron-colored tinge as it climbs just above the horizon. The moon rises at 4:35 p.m. in Washington, 5:18 p.m. in Atlanta, and at 5:08 p.m. in Oklahoma City.
That's also within 15 minutes of sunset for each city; full moons, since they're opposite the sun in our sky, always rise at sunset. Full moons appear fully illuminated to us Earth-dwellers since the side catching the sunlight is facing us. That means the sun, moon and Earth are all in a nearly perfect lineup.
We don't know how bright the moon is — but we need to | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Even though millions of us gaze at the moon every night, we don't know exactly how bright it is — which seems strange. I mean, we've already walked on it, tested moon rocks and NASA is planning a return to the lunar surface in 2024 .
But there's a more practical reason: It's also incredibly important to know this detail with precision to keep our satellites running properly. That's because the way satellites work includes an important process of calibration.
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Goldberg: We have two moon parties, no sun party | VailDaily.com
Here’s a theory for why our politics are so confusing these days: Neither party wants to be a majority party.
Samuel Lubell, a Polish-born political analyst, famously described this dynamic as the “sun and moon” system of political parties. In our “political solar system,” Lubell wrote in 1951, “it is within the majority party that the issues of any particular period are fought out; while the minority party shines in reflected radiance of the heat thus generated.”
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Moon and Venus at Dusk, by Dennis Mammana | Creators Syndicate
If you haven't yet checked out Venus glistening low in the southwestern sky at dusk, now would be a great time to do so. Many people might have missed seeing it there because of low-lying clouds or mountains blocking the view, but with late December upon us, it's now beginning to climb higher in our sky as it rounds the sun.
As more and more people spot its brilliant light in the early evening sky, more and more misconceptions about just what it is will begin to pop up. I certainly hope that regular readers of this column won't fall prey to these, but you may encounter some in your interactions with other less experienced stargazers.
Wild Up launches 'darkness sounding.' Sound bath, anyone? - Los Angeles Times
The year-end lists are in; 2019, neatly wrapped up. Once upon a time, Beethoven's birthday (the indestructible composer turned 249 on Monday) traditionally was an artistic no-news period. But not this year in classical music.
Not here, anyway, thanks to Wild Up, which is wildly up to its usual reinvention — innovation being too tame a word for this extraordinary collective — with a "darkness sounding" series. Wild Up's message is that the shortening of days calls for special fanfares, and on Thursday night the group began by stunningly drumming down the sun and strategically bagpiping up the full moon in the Joshua Tree desert. This was the first of 11 concerts through Jan.
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China's Farside Moon Rover Breaks Lunar Longevity Record https://t.co/ZekVolWh1S https://t.co/tk4cECsQG3 SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Wed Dec 18 12:09:05 +0000 2019
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