Watching a bright star disappearing or reappearing from occultation behind the Moon's limb is always an exciting observation to make.
On 1/2 September (Wednesday evening/Thursday morning), Mebsuta (epsilon Geminorum) takes centre stage, reappearing at the Moon's dark limb.
In the early hours of 2 September, the Moon is a waning, 24.5-day-old crescent when it rises in Gemini at about 12.30am BST.
America's forgotten plans to reach the moon | Space
Humanity has long fantasized about going to the moon , but it was only in the 19th century that writers like Jules Verne and H. G. Wells began to think about using technology to make this dream a reality.
The USAF desired to be at the forefront of developing rocketry and spacecraft, feeling the urgent need to respond to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 on Oct. 4, 1957. In January 1958, USAF Brigadier General Homer A.
NASA cut a 10 cent check for moon mining | Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- NASA has cut a 10 cent check to space startup Lunar Outpost in the first-ever payment to a company to mine the moon .
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson presented Justin Cyrus, CEO of Colorado-based space startup Lunar Outpost, with the first payment ever issued to a company as part of a space resource contract announced Aug. 23 here at the 36th annual Space Symposium.
Mike Moon announces run for U.S. 7th congressional district seat
State Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, announced Tuesday morning he would jump into the race for southwest Missouri's Congressional seat.
"Southwest Missouri deserves a proven conservative with guts and grit, and a record to show for it," Moon said. "Someone who will go to Washington, D.C. to represent us, not the lobbyists, not the party bosses."
NASA Releases 'Why the Moon?' Video | HYPEBEAST
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Heading to the moon | Sault Star
Stardust Technologies, President and CEO Jason Michaud announced recently that his company, in a coordinated effort with ispace inc, the University of Sydney and EXPLOR Space Technologies, have signed a collective Memorandum of Understand (MoU).
These companies will collaborate on a lunar rover equipped with a robotic arm using mixed reality and haptic feedback to conduct resource extraction activities on the moon.
US (FL): Library wins 'Plant the Moon Challenge'
The Hugh Embry Library's effort to grow plants in simulated lunar soil took home a big prize in the Plant the Moon Challenge, according to a press release from Pasco County. The branch's Project Moonraker took home "Best in Show: Evaluation of Results."
"Our team is blown away and very thankful for such a wonderful opportunity to bring science to our little Dade City community, as well as the positive press to Pasco County Library System," the release said.
UMG has copyrighted the moon (or was it Facebook?) - Hypebot
But, just so everyone is clear, UMG does not actually own footage of our nearest celestial neighbor. The person who filmed the footage, filmmaker Philip Bloom, is understandably not pleased.
"I uploaded some shots of the moon to Facebook late last year shot with the Canon R5 but it was a 2/3rds moon," Bloom tells PetaPixel. "It looks like their AI is looking for full moon shots."
Moon in a test tube: Scientists recreate chemistry of Saturn's biggest moon - CNET
A new experiment, by researchers at Southern Methodist University, aimed to do so by mimicking the conditions of Titan in a test tube. Titan seems alien, but it shares many organic molecules with our planet. But it's a much colder place.
Runčevski's "Titan-in-a-glass" aimed to do just that. The team combined features of Titan, such as its plunging temperatures and characteristic liquids, within glass cylinders. Then, they added two molecules, acetonitrile and propionitrile, present in the moon's atmosphere.
Face paint lets Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Junior Barrelman, Caleb Moon, shine | Local News |
Caleb Moon loves the Golden Circle of Champions kids and he loves the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo. He really loves the fact that he gets to help with both.
At 10-years-old, Moon is an old pro when it comes to both the Golden Circle and the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo.
