It would seem in our 21st century world, that most everything needs to be branded. That is exactly the case this month regarding the moon, especially since this is a "double full moon month."
The full moon of Oct. 1 acquired the title of " Harvest Moon " because it was the full moon occurring nearest in the calendar to the autumnal equinox . Usually the September full moon gets that title, but this year it came much too early (on Sept. 2). There are other versions of this rule that the Harvest Moon is the full moon that comes either at or after the equinox, which would also put it in October more often than not.
In case you are keeping track:
NASA announces partners to develop moon, Mars, technologies | Fox Business
Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator on the space agencies plans for the moon and its potential impact on the U.S. economy.
NASA has announced a slew of partners that will work with the space agency to develop technologies for missions to the moon and Mars.
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The agency announced the 14 American companies, including SpaceX, Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance and a number of small businesses, on Wednesday. The combined award has a value of more than $370 million.
ESA awards contracts for moon and Mars exploration - SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has awarded contracts for work on elements of its moon and Mars exploration program, ranging from modules for the lunar Gateway to a mission to return Mars samples to Earth.
ESA's announcement of the contracts was tied to an Oct. 14 session of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), where ESA and European companies discussed their partnership with NASA on both the Artemis lunar exploration program and the Mars Sample Return series of missions.
What October New Moon In Libra Means For You
And here's another article:
When the Moon had a magnetosphere | Science Advances
Apollo lunar samples reveal that the Moon generated its own global magnetosphere, lasting from ~4.25 to ~2.5 billion years (Ga) ago. At peak lunar magnetic intensity (4 Ga ago), the Moon was volcanically active, likely generating a very tenuous atmosphere, and, it is believed, was at a geocentric distance of ~18 Earth radii ( R E ). Solar storms strip a planet's atmosphere over time, and only a strong magnetosphere would be able to provide maximum protection.
The prevailing model for the generation of the Moon is the giant impact hypothesis in which an approximately Mars-sized object, named Theia, collided with the proto-Earth during the early formation of the solar system ( 1 ). The resulting debris formed Earth and the Moon, ending with the Moon lying just outside the Roche limit of ~2.9 R E ( 2 ). Under this hypothesis, the resulting lunar iron core would be much smaller than the core Theia is thought to have had.
NASA Animation: 'How We Are Going to the Moon'
How commercializing the International Space Station can help astronauts get to the moon and Mars
Commercializing the International Space Station (ISS) could allow for testing components for future moon and Mars missions, and the orbiting platform could also be a pit stop on the way to the moon, according to a panel at the virtual International Astronautical Congress.
The IAC usually runs in-person at a different city every year, but its 2020 conference in Dubai was delayed by a year in favor of virtual sessions — a necessary change due to the novel coronavirus pandemic . Participants in the ISS commercialization discussion Tuesday (Oct. 13) represented private space companies on three continents who have forged close relationships with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Earth's next mini-moon might be space junk from the 1960s - The Verge
Earth is about to get a temporary mini-moon — and this one might be space junk. Researchers are tracking an object that looks like it will be captured by Earth's gravity for just a few months this winter before safely heading back out into the Solar System. It might be a standard asteroid, but some astronomers say that the mystery object's path indicates that it could be a part of a 1960s era rocket.
"I'm pretty jazzed about this," Paul Chodas, the manager of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies told The Associated Press . Chodas is one of the world's leading experts on asteroids and has been on the lookout for returning space debris for decades, he told the AP.
Happening on Twitter
Zany moon monikers: October's 'Blue Moon' and other lunar terms explained https://t.co/GihURmvmEj https://t.co/py5EU8qL8g SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Thu Oct 15 01:47:02 +0000 2020
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