We know quite a bit about the Moon thanks to NASA. As the first space agency to send humans to the lunar surface, NASA’s work and that of scientists using data collected by NASA have pulled the curtain back on many of the Moon’s secrets. Still, there a lot left to uncover, and the upcoming Artemis missions could go a long way toward painting a much clearer picture of Earth’s pale neighbor.
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Now, NASA has announced that it has something very exciting to share about the big dusty sphere that dominates our night sky. What is it? Did they find those elusive Moon Men? Is the Moon actually made of cheese? Unfortunately, we won’t find out until Monday.
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And as if there weren't enough headlines from Earth, now NASA have announced they've got some big juicy reveal imminent about the Moon.
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Earlier this week, viewers watching previews for new Sky History channel show, The Chop , spotted that contestant Darren Lumsden had tattoos on his face that seemingly referenced Neo-Nazi code.
In Lumseden's defence, Sky History claimed that the tattoos – including an '88' which is said to be a numerical code for 'Heil Hitler', as H is the eighth letter in the alphabet – were in honour of his dead father, who supposedly passed in 1988.
Moon, Jupiter and Saturn are shining brightly together | wtsp.com
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — These next couple of evenings watch for the waxing moon to sweep by Jupiter and Saturn. Thursday night, they are forming a beautiful triangle in the south to southwest sky.
Jupiter, which is the brighter of the two planets, shines some 13 times brighter than Saturn and brighter than all the stars. The only star to outshine Jupiter in the evening sky is Mars, which you'll find to the east of Jupiter and Saturn, low in the eastern sky.
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Look up! The moon will pay Jupiter and Saturn a visit tonight | Space
Skywatchers will be treated to an eye-catching gathering in the south-southwest sky about an hour after sunset on Thursday (Oct. 22) — a large triangle formed by the moon and two bright "superior" planets.
A superior planet is one that is located in an orbit around the sun that is beyond that of Earth. The planets in question are Jupiter and Saturn, which have attracted the attention of skywatchers all through the summer and early fall.
Of course, these close alignments are merely an illusion of perspective. Our moon is much closer in space to us than is either Jupiter or Saturn . As it orbits Earth, the moon moves in an easterly direction across the sky at roughly its own apparent diameter (0.5 degrees) each hour, or approximately 12 degrees per day. (Your clenched fist held at arm's length covers about 10 degrees of sky.)
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Halloween 2020 will have a full moon for the first time in 19 years
The next full moon won’t be the biggest or brightest of 2020, but it could be the spookiest. If, you know, you’re into that stuff.
That’s because on Oct. 31, we will see the first full moon to fall on Halloween since 2001. We won’t see another one until 2039.
We’ll also be seeing a so-called “blue moon,” meaning it will be the second full moon of the month (it also was full on Oct. 1). The next time there will be two full moons in the same month will come in August 2023. The last year we had one, we actually had two: In 2018, the moon was full on Jan. 1 and 31, March 1 and 31. February sort of helped out there by having only 28 days, otherwise it would have claimed one of those full moons from March.
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