moon

How the Full Moon briefly vanished, nearly a thousand years ago 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
On this day in weather history, an extremely rare ‘dark’ lunar eclipse occurred on the 5th of May, in the year 1110, but how?

By David Aragorn
Real-life BB-8 ‘hamster ball’ robot may one day map moon caves 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 8, 2021
ESA’s spherical rover hopes to lower, roll, and hop its way through lunar caves.

By David Aragorn
China’s Yutu 2 rover finds ‘milestone’ on far side of the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 26, 2021
This weird elongated rock shard could have been displaced by a meteor impact.

By David Aragorn
In 1110, The Moon Vanished From The Sky. We May Finally Know Why 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- December 30, 2020
Almost a millennium ago, a major upheaval occurred in Earth’s atmosphere: a giant cloud of sulphur-rich particles flowed throughout the stratosphere, turning skies dark for months or even years, before ultimately falling down to Earth.

By David Aragorn
Chinese space probe returns to Earth with samples from the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 19, 2020
China now joins the ranks of the U.S. and the former Soviet Union in pulling off the feat.

By David Aragorn
Canada signs deal to send first astronaut on U.S. mission around the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 17, 2020
Canada will for the first time send an astronaut to circle the moon on a U.S. mission planned for 2023, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said on Wednesday, announcing a formal deal with Washington.

By David Aragorn
Lunar Gold Rush Could Create Conflict On The Ground If We Don’t Act Now – New Research 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 12, 2020
When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sites – state agencies and the private sector alike. That’s because, whether you want to do science or make money, you will need things such as water and light.

By David Aragorn
Artemis Astronauts Will Be Doing Some Serious Science on the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 10, 2020
NASA has released its science priorities for the first crewed Artemis lunar landing, scheduled for 2024. Prior to planting their boots on the lunar regolith, however, the next man and woman to visit the Moon will have to go back to school, as mission planners prepare their tools for the upcoming mission.

By David Aragorn
China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 3, 2020
China successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon’s surface on Tuesday in a historic mission to retrieve lunar surface samples, Chinese state media reported.

By David Aragorn
China launches mission to bring back material from moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 24, 2020
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years—an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally.

By David Aragorn