In the coming years, multiple space agencies will be sending missions (including astronauts) to the Moon’s southern polar region to conduct vital research. In addition to scouting resources in the area (in preparation for the construction of a lunar base) these missions will also investigate the possibility of conducting various scientific investigations on the far side of the Moon.
However, two prominent scientists (Dr. Karan Jani and Prof. Abraham Loeb) recently published a paper where they argue that another kind of astronomy could be conducted on the far side of the Moon – Gravitational Wave astronomy! As part of NASA’s Project Artemis , they explain how a Gravitational-wave Lunar Observatory for Cosmology (GLOC) would be ideal for exploring GW in the richest and most challenging frequencies.
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Space Council’s Moon to Mars Development Strategy – SpacePolicyOnline.com
The White House National Space Council issued a report today laying out its rationale for deep space human exploration. A major theme is that human space exploration requires a whole-of-government approach involving not just NASA, but a host of other agencies from the National Institutes of Health to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Vice President Mike Pence chairs the multi-agency National Space Council. At its August 2019 meeting, it requested the Space Council’s staff, led by Scott Pace, Deputy Assistant to the President, to write a “Moon to Mars Development Strategy” in consultation with the Space Council’s Users’ Advisory Group (UAG).
Ever wondered why you can see the moon sometimes during the day? - The Washington Post
Kids are often taught to associate the sun with the day and the moon and stars with the night. Yet why does the moon sometimes come out during the daylight hours?
The answer is somewhat simple: The moon and stars are always somewhere in the sky, but we can't always see them.
"The sun is so bright during the day that it kind of drowns out the light from the moon and the stars," says astrophysicist Cheyenne Polius. She is president and co-founder of the Saint Lucia National Astronomy Association in the Caribbean region.
Democrats say they support Moon mission for NASA - al.com
In this photo, taken during the second spacewalk on December 12, 1972, Commander Eugene Cernan is standing near the lunar rover designed by Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. (Photo by NASA)
The Democratic Party's 2020 campaign platform says the party will "support NASA's work to return Americans to the moon (sic) and go beyond to Mars." It also promises continued support for the International Space Station.
That commitment is in a draft of the 2020 platform just released. The platform also promises support for federal investments in science and aerospace.
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I Found NASA Astronaut Gene Cernan's Missing Moon Camera... on Earth
It's often repeated how most of the cameras that landed on the moon stayed on the moon. Astronaut Gene Cernan had been telling the story of how he left his camera on the lunar rover for years, recounting the tale in interviews.
It's easy to accept Cernan at his word – he's an American hero who flew to space three times, twice to the moon – so as far as everyone was concerned, including the press, the camera was right where he said he left it. Plus, a quick scan of the Apollo 17 stowage list reveals no mention of a lunar surface camera splashing down with the command module. So why the mystery?
800 Million Years Ago, it Was Raining Asteroids on the Earth and Moon - Universe Today
Natural processes here on Earth continually re-shape the planet’s surface. Craters from ancient asteroid strikes are erased in a short period of time, in geological terms. So how can researchers understand Earth’s history, and how thoroughly it may have been pummeled by asteroid strikes?
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Fortunately, there’s a human fleet of spacecraft at the Moon, including the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) lunar orbiter Kaguya , also known as SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer). A team of researchers led by team-members from Osaka University employed images from Kaguya to study large craters on the Moon’s surface.
A massive asteroid shower hit Earth and the moon 800 million years ago, study says - CNN
(CNN) Over the course of Earth's ancient history, our planet has been blitzed with a variety of foreign objects, some of which may have triggered major events shaping this place we now call home.
NASA Jupiter probe images huge moon Ganymede like never before (photos) | Space
NASA's Juno Jupiter probe has captured unprecedented views of the largest moon in the solar system.
During a close flyby of Jupiter on Dec. 26, 2019, Juno mapped the north polar regions of the icy satellite Ganymede in infrared light, something no other spacecraft had done before.
The data, which Juno gathered using its Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument, show that Ganymede's northern reaches are very different than locales closer to the equator of the moon, which is bigger than the planet Mercury.
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