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How to Run on the Moon

It’s hard to stay fit in low gravity. Here’s a simple solution, using Einsteinian physics and an old carnival stunt......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredJul 5th, 2024

New hypothesis suggests Mars"s unique shape may be due to long lost moon

An astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory has developed a hypothesis to explain the unique shape and terrain of Mars. He suggests both are due to a long-lost moon. Michael Efroimsky has published a paper outlining the hypothesis on the arXiv prepri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Moon Makers of Mexico

Camila and Diego Luna bring insight and energy to the maker movement in Mexico and beyond. The sister/brother team who go by Moon Makers are introducing more people in Mexico to the maker mindset through their YouTube videos, kits and educational ma.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Artemis missions could put the most powerful imaging telescope on the moon

Ground-based interferometry on Earth has proven to be a successful method for conducting science by combining light from several telescopes into acting like a single large telescope. But how can an ultraviolet (UV)/optical interferometer telescope on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Earth to have new mini-moon for two months

A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Conversations with AI can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories

Have you ever tried to convince a conspiracy theorist that the moon landing wasn't staged? You likely didn't succeed, but ChatGPT might have better luck, according to research by MIT Sloan School of Management professor David Rand and American Univer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

JunoCam spots new volcano on active Io

A new volcano has been spotted on Jupiter's moon Io, the most geologically active place in the solar system. Analysis of the first close-up images of Io in over 25 years, captured by the JunoCam instrument on NASA's Juno mission, reveal the emergence.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

9 phenomena NASA astronauts will encounter at Moon"s south pole

NASA's Artemis campaign will send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon's south polar region, marking humanity's first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon"s underground ocean cleared for October launch

NASA on Monday approved next month's launch to Jupiter's moon Europa after reviewing the spacecraft's ability to withstand the intense radiation there......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

The moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

Volcanoes were erupting on the moon as recently as 120 million years ago, evidence collected by a Chinese spacecraft suggests. Until the last few years, scientists had thought volcanic activity ended on the moon around 2 billion years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth

Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

The Moon had volcanic activity much more recently than we knew

Eruptions seem to have continued long after widespread volcanism had ended. Enlarge / The eruptions that produced the dark mare on the lunar surface ended billions of years ago. (credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

A review of humanity"s planned expansion between the Earth and the moon

Between low Earth orbit and the moon, there is a region of space measuring 384,400 km (238,855 mi) wide known as Cislunar space. In the coming decades, multiple space agencies will send missions to this region to support the development of infrastruc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Researchers prove 120-million-year-old volcanism on moon

Extensive geologic evidence of ancient volcanic activity can be found on the moon, but how long this volcanism persisted has been unclear. However, Prof. Li Qiuli's Lab at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IG.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Gateway"s propulsion system testing throttles up

The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA's orbiting outpost around the moon and a critical piece of infrastructure for Artemis, is in the midst of several electric propulsion system tests......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Intuitive Machines to carry NASA experiments to the moon in 2027

Intuitive Machines, which managed the first lunar landing by a commercial entity, will be returning to the moon with more NASA payloads in 2027......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Moon GPS Is Coming

Nations and companies are ramping up their efforts to deploy the first satnav on the moon to support a flurry of planned missions there......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of solar system"s biggest moon, study finds

Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher has realized that the solar system's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed that the asteroid was around 20 t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Q&A: Author explores the toll of QAnon on families of followers

The 1969 moon landing? Fake. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Cuba really did it. Thomas Jefferson's bitterly contested election in 1800? Choreographed by hidden hands......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2024

Scientists Plan ‘Doomsday’ Vault on Moon

Climate change is threatening Earth’s biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to “back up” life-forms?.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 31st, 2024

Mini lab secures NASA ride to the moon

A miniaturized laboratory developed by The Open University (OU) with support from RAL Space will fly to the lunar South Polar region in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package in search of volatiles, including water ice, as part of NASA's.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024