January 10 – Full Wolf Moon; peak 2:23 p.m. If you believe the new decade begins in 2020, as do most Americans, this is the first full moon of the decade.
January 10 – Penumbral eclipse of the Moon. At maximum eclipse, 90 percent of the Moon will be partially shaded by the Earth, causing a slight shadow gradient across the disc. It will last 4 hours 5 minutes, and will be visible from Africa, Europe, Asia, Alaska and Australia.
* * *
February 9 – Super Full Snow Moon; peak 2:34 a.m. Supermoon is the term we apply when the moon is full at its closest approach to Earth. Under those conditions, the full moon can appear about 7 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than it appears when it is farthest from Earth. Many Native Americans knew the full moon of February as the Snow Moon or the Full Snow Moon, referring to February as the month when the heaviest snows of the year tend to fall.
This may worth something:
South Korea indicts former justice minister and Moon confidant
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korean prosecutors indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Tuesday on a dozen charges including bribery, two months after he resigned over a scandal involving family investment and university admissions for his children.
The accusations are a setback for President Moon Jae-in after the liberal leader named Cho, a former top aide, to the cabinet post to lead reform of the prosecutors' office, which critics saw as being susceptible to political pressure.
Alabama's 200 years in 200 images: To the moon and back - al.com
The crowd gathered in downtown Huntsville before 8 a.m. that July morning in 1969. By the time three men returned safely from the moon, 12,000 people were celebrating outside the courthouse.
The city planned the celebration in advance, having learned a lesson after some 30,000 flocked there late on the night of Jan. 31, 1958 when Explorer I, the first American satellite launched by the United States, entered orbit.
Explorer I had been developed after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957 and sparked an international space race.
'Man on the Moon' moment - the year's big breakthroughs - BBC News
He was describing the moment he was able to take his first steps since being paralysed in a fall two years ago.
* * *
His movements, particularly walking, are far from perfect and the robo-suit is being used only in the lab.
Meanwhile, nerves inside paralysed people's bodies have been "rewired" to give movement to their arms and hands.
Patients in Australia can now feed themselves, put on make-up, turn a key, handle money and type at a computer.
Check out this next:
The U-2's 'Moon Suit' Is Almost as Impressive as the Plane Itself
The U.S. Air Force is continuing to improve the pressurized flight suit used by U-2 spy plane pilots, 64 years after the airplane’s first flight. The service is using emerging tech, including 3D printing, to make the suits lighter, more comfortable, and most importantly, safer than ever before.
The company uses laser body scans and 3D anthropometric modeling to get the right measurements for pilots. The right fit is key—U-2 pilots typically fly for 10-12 hours Suits are built from molds, though in some cases the use of molds has been superseded by the use of 3D printing. Suit assembly from component parts is done by hand.
India to launch 3rd moon mission next year - Xinhua | English.news.cn
NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- India will launch its third mission to the moon in the year 2020, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday,
The newspaper quoted India's junior minister for the department of space Jitendra Singh as saying that third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 will attempt a soft landing on the moon again.
"Yes, the lander and rover mission will happen in 2020. However, as I have said before, the Chandrayaan-2 mission cannot be called a failure as we have learnt a lot from it," Singh was quoted as having said.
SpaceX's Starship could take humans to Moon within next decade | Inverse
S tarship, the stainless steel behemoth set to send humans to Mars, could end up taking humans to the Moon in just five years time .
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made the declaration back in March 2019, amid growing interest in what the company was developing at its Boca Chica facility in Texas. Starship was pitched in its original "BFR" form back in September 2017, but the new rocket taking shape at Boca Chica had a uniquely shiny design.
* * *
Would be great to have a competitive, commercial program to build a moon base that is outcome-oriented (not cost-plus), so you only get paid for safe delivery of cargo.
Top Astronomical Events for 2020 - Universe Today
Ready for another amazing year of sky watching and astronomy in 2020? Hard to believe, were already a fifth of the way into the 21 st century. 2020 rounds out the final year of the second decade, promising an amazing year of skywatching to come.
The events that follow are excerpted mostly from our book, The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos . Chapter 10 lists top astronomy events all the way out to 2024, and the next great total solar eclipse across North America.
Happening on Twitter
HEADS UP, LITERALLY! Here are 5 astronomy events to look for in 2020 - Consecutive supermoons, Halloween Blue Moon,… https://t.co/r4EdAw6FOd ABC7 Mon Dec 30 20:42:46 +0000 2019
5 astronomy events to look for in 2020: Consecutive supermoons, Halloween Blue Moon, solar eclipse… https://t.co/lApxvksatk abc13houston (from Houston, TX) Tue Dec 31 10:40:48 +0000 2019
No comments:
Post a Comment