A plane flies past the full moon on August 3, 2020 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Ma Zhongli/VCG via ... [+] Getty Images)
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It's name isn't completely clear. "Corn Moon" seems to have stuck, but some are using "Harvest Moon," "Barley Moon" and "Fruit Moon."
What is always clear is that the Moon does change color—and it's something you can see very clearly on Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening this week if you know exactly when and where to look.
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See Jupiter and Saturn with the moon this weekend | Space
Step outside around 8:30 p.m. local daylight time on Friday evening (Aug. 28) and Saturday (Aug. 29) and in a single glance you'll be able to partake in a gathering of the moon and the two gas giants of the solar system in the south-southeast sky.
On Friday, assuming your skies are reasonably clear, you'll be able to see the moon passing near to the largest planet in the solar system: Jupiter . About one hour after the sun sets, the eye-catching celestial duo will be visible, roughly one-quarter up from the horizon to the point directly overhead (called the zenith).
NASA Requests more funding to build rocket for Moon and Mars mission | WHNT.com
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — There is growing concern this week over a budget shortfall that could potentially delay NASA’s plans to send astronauts to the Moon and on to Mars.
In a blog post, NASA’s new chief of human spaceflight Kathy Lueders announced the Space Launch System (SLS) will cost 33 percent more than anticipated.
The additional cost has triggered a requirement for Congressional approval before the money can be doled out.
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The Lunar Cruiser Is Toyota's Very Real Land Cruiser for the Moon
Last year, we learned more about the partnership between Toyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to build a manned, pressurized fuel-cell rover for the moon. Now, the two entities have agreed to nickname the vehicle Lunar Cruiser—a fitting moniker for a vehicle that promises some unusual off-road chops.
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Toyota and JAXA expect to launch the Lunar Cruiser in the latter half of this decade. Right now, they're busy making test parts for the rover and performing simulations on power and heat dissipation performance while the rover is in operation.
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Jupiter's ocean moons raise tides on each other | Space
Jupiter's "ocean world" moons may have strong gravitational effects on each other, raising big tides in each others' subsurface seas, a new study suggests.
Surprisingly, these moon-moon tidal forces might generate more heat in the satellites' oceans than the gravitational tugs of giant Jupiter , study team members found.
"That's kind of interesting, because Jupiter is the biggest mass in that system, so its tidal forces are much bigger than one moon on another," lead author Hamish Hay, who performed the work while at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, said in a statement .
The best times to view the Corn Moon - Local News 8
It’s that time of year when the air gets a little cooler, pumpkin decor pops up across stores, and the Corn Moon fills the sky.
The Corn Moon gets its name from the Native Americans, according to the Farmers Almanac . This moon was an indicator that it was time to harvest the corn.
This moon can get confusing because it can also be called the Harvest Moon, or the moon that occurs closet to the autumnal equinox. Depending on the year and when the phase of the moon falls, it can be both.
Moon Taught Me To Appreciate Its Weird World The Hard Way
The main conceit of Moon is that you, a young boy that has been magically transported into his favorite roleplaying game, are exploring a world that has already been picked clean by a massive, armored Hero. Where the cliched "protagonist" has slain and pilfered, however, your job is to assist and restore. Your actions are limited by a meter known, fittingly, as the Action Limit, which can be increased as you earn Love for completing tasks.
I'm at the point in my Moon playthrough that I can get a lot done before having to rest. My Action Limit lasts almost two full days, which gives me a chance to traverse various early game areas to my heart's content. But that also means that any misstep in my exploration has the potential to erase a ton of hard work, which is exactly what happened to me in Moon 's desert last night.
The Man on the Moon Tends to Do His Own Thing – Asheville Made
It was not a propitious beginning for a budding young artist. Michael Hamlin was in second grade when his art teacher gave her students balls of clay and told them to create something. "I made two things — a cat and a whale. I was particularly proud of how well I made them," he recalls.
But then two other students broke the tails off Hamlin's sculptures, rendering them unsuitable for glazing and firing. He was told instead that he could paint them with watercolors. "I was so disappointed!"
