This week it's all about the Moon. Waxing to its First Quarter phase on Wednesday, our satellite this week becomes bright enough to begin to bleach the night sky.
Tonight a 60%-illuminated waxing gibbous Moon at its First Quarter phase shine just beneath Saturn, the "ringed planet." Look to the south after dark.
China's Moon trip reveals surprisingly recent volcanic activity
A fish-eye view of Chang'e-5's landing site. The mission collected and shipped back to Earth 2 kilograms of lunar rock. Credit: Chinese National Space Agency's (CNSA) Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center
The first samples to be brought back from the Moon in half a century — and the first ever by a Chinese mission — carry evidence of the most recent lunar lava ever analysed.
First Moon Rocks Since 1976 Returns to Earth with Potential to Alter Lunar History | Is the Moon
Weather Wonders: Why can't you see a new moon? | Schnack's Weather Blog | kwwl.com
Moon conjunctions in October, Dean Regas takes observatory road trip
This month, as we look up toward the skies, we take a peek at what the moon is up to and embark on a winding road trip to some historic observatories across the country.
What's that bright star next to the moon? It's probably a planet. And this month, the moon will pass by our sister planet, rendezvous with the lord of the rings and then quickly visit the largest planet in our solar system.
Look: New NASA image shows what Jupiter looks like from the Moon
The feeling of seeing Jupiter through your own telescope can give you the chills — as it does for me.
Usually, LRO takes stunning, high-resolution images of the lunar surface , including being able to spot details of the Apollo landing sites.
Top-ranked Moon edges Peters Township to stay undefeated | Trib HSSN
FTX Was Behind Moon Man Attending Wild Card Game At Dodger Stadium
FTX, the official cryptocurrency exchange of MLB, announced that it will donate $10,000 for every “moonblast” throughout the postseason to the charity of the player who hits the longest blast. A “moonblast” is considered a home run that travels at least 425 feet.
Moon defensive lineman Ben Bladel is king of blocked kicks, totaling 15 in his career |
Happening on Twitter
PASS IT ON: Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and the crescent Moon will be lined up in the south sky tonight 45 minu… https://t.co/vCMeN7wUHt mark_tarello (from Mankato, Minnesota.) Sun Oct 10 13:51:16 +0000 2021
My age today, reckoned in the years of other places: Mercury = 261.5 yrs Venus = 102.4 yrs Mars = 33.5 yrs Jupite… https://t.co/jFofZ0eWjd neiltyson (from New York City) Tue Oct 05 15:42:19 +0000 2021
There are only five planets you can see with the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn UberFacts (from 🌎) Wed Oct 06 12:29:01 +0000 2021
#Jupiter und #Saturn sind derzeit nicht zu übersehen - ein heller Doppelpunkt am #Sternenhimmel. Die nächsten Tage… https://t.co/toXriFl1iP BR_Wissen (from München) Mon Oct 11 05:58:00 +0000 2021
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