Looking for some quick facts to impress others when you're out enjoying a moonlit night? Well, here are five things to know about the Moon that you can share with others when you're gazing up at our natural satellite.
The Moon is farther away from Earth than people often think. A good ballpark number to remember is that the Moon is about a quarter of a million miles away (that is, 250,000 miles), or about 400 thousand kilometers.
We could hunt gravitational waves on the moon if this wild idea takes off | Space
NASA is working to establish a permanent human presence on and around the moon by the end of the 2020s, via a program known as Artemis .
For example, a recent study makes the case for building a gravitational-wave observatory on the moon .
Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time created by the acceleration of massive objects. They were predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1915 and first directly detected a century later , by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) consortium.
Hubble finds water vapor around Jupiter's moon Ganymede - CNN
(CNN) The Hubble Space Telescope has spied evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere around Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system.
Apollo to Artemis: Drilling on the Moon | NASA
Bezos' $2bn offer to get back in race to the Moon - BBC News
Jeff Bezos has offered to cover $2bn (£1.4bn) of Nasa costs in order to be reconsidered for a key contract to build a Moon landing vehicle.
The award is for building the landing system that will carry astronauts down to the lunar surface as early as 2024.
Silver Moon is named in festivities that also salute Greece | seatrade-cruise.com
'Cruising from Greece is a wonderful place to start ... It is very emotional to be here,' he added.
Fain credited the Greek government and Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis for their leadership in getting cruising going again. This included facilitating the vaccination of cruise ship crews.
New blockbuster studio That's No Moon boasts an embarrassment of talent | PC Gamer
New game development studio That's No Moon is opening across Los Angeles and San Diego, led by game development veterans from across some of the largest studios in the industry. That's No Moon intends to create narrative-driven experiences across both interactive and linear media.
Yung Bleu: Moon Boy Album Review | Pitchfork
The Mobile, Alabama rapper's debut album is weighed down by streaming bait, but thankfully it does include a handful of his highest highs.
Moon Boy is weighed down by streaming bait, but thankfully it does include a handful of Bleu's highest highs. It's compelling how easily he can switch between tones, as the project seesaws between old war stories filled with agony and intimate ballads about love and the pain love brings.
Moon named ASUN associate commissioner for football | Sports | herald-dispatch.com
The former Marshall University athletic director retired as the AD at North Florida on June 30 after 12 years there. On Tuesday, he was hired by the Atlantic Sun Conference as associate commissioner for football.
"I'm extremely excited to help impact the league through the growth of the ASUN with the addition of football," Moon said.
Buck Moon 2021: 10 stunning photos of July's full moon – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Skygazers got a special treat Friday night as the "buck moon" – July's full moon – glowed overhead.
Photos: July 2021 Buck Moon brightens the night sky The Buck Moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty before sunrise on July 23, 2021, in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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