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Showing posts with label Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moon. Show all posts
Sunday, February 16, 2014

If cosmic rays could play classical music instruments...

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Oh, wait a minute! They can: NASA Moon Probe Broadcasts Space Weather Symphony Live Online A NASA probe orbiting the moon is broadcasti...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Moonbase That Almost Was

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Moonbase Apollo (1968) [...] Not widely known is that in 1968, as it prepared its first piloted Apollo flight – Apollo 7, which flew in Sep...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Neil Armstrong, on Space Exploration

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Neil Armstrong: modest man, large footprint in time and space [...] After commanding the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong took a desk job at the...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

R.I.P. Neil Armstrong

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From Wikipedia: Neil Armstrong Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engi...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

"On a moonless night in a dark place, you can see your shadow in Venusian light"

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Venus, Jupiter, crescent moon meeting up this weekend [...] The last four weeks or so have been a spectacular time for stargazers, or, more ...
Sunday, May 01, 2011

The Planets Line Up with the Moon

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Well at least they did. Actually, this morning was the last chance to see them lined up with the Moon. But then planets themselves will co...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I have a new favorite Sci-Fi AI: "GERTY"

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We watched the movie "Moon" last night. It was a rather low-budget sci-fi flick. Some of the special effects were just a little ...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

"Blue moon, you saw me standing alone..."

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Those are words from a song. We are going to have a blue moon tonight. But of course, it won't actually be blue: If skies are clear, bl...
Friday, October 09, 2009

Lunar crashes: No plume, just ... data.

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Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate WASHINGTON — NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space ...
Thursday, October 08, 2009

Two Intentional Lunar Crashes on Friday

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An artist's rendering shows the LCROSS spacecraft, left, separating from its Centaur rocket. NASA set to crash on the moon -- twice (CN...
Saturday, December 13, 2008

Largest Full Moon in 15 years

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That was last night, when it was at it's peak: Look up tonight for a spectacular treat in the sky If the full moon tonight looks unusual...