Tag: moon
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Artemis 2 Moon Suits Ready to Make History: Photo of the Day (Jan. 30, 2026)
Artemis 2: A Moment of Preparation for a Historic Mission On January 30, 2026, observers reported a pivotal milestone in NASA’s Artemis program: the moon suits for Artemis 2 are ready. This mission, which aims to take humanity back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, centers on crewed lunar orbit…
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Artemis 2 Moon Suits Ready to Make History
Overview: Artemis 2 and the Next Moon Mission NASA’s Artemis program is poised to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, with Artemis 2 serving as a crucial milestone. The mission, slated to launch in the coming years, centers on a crewed lunar flyby that will test life-support, navigation,…
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Where Earth’s Water Really Came From: The Moon May Hold the Clue
Introduction: A Moonlit Question For decades, scientists debated where Earth’s oceans originated. The prevailing view was that water arrived with icy asteroids and comets during the early Solar System, delivered during a tumultuous epoch known as the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB) roughly 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago. But new findings from lunar samples and…
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Three Stunning Lunar Craters to Explore on the First Quarter Moon Tonight
Introduction: A Night Under a First Quarter Moon Tonight, as the Moon sits in its half-lit first-quarter phase, the lunar landscape offers crisp contrasts and revealing details. A good telescope will turn the night sky into a stage where craters become characters from a story about the solar system’s past. Here are three stunning lunar…
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January’s Wolf Moon Rises Over Paris: A Photographer’s Stunning Moonlit Skyline
January’s Wolf Moon Over Paris: An Iconic Night Scene The first week of January brought a celestial spectacle that left many stargazers and city lovers alike in awe. Photographer Martin Giraud captured January’s full Wolf Moon as it rose behind two of Paris’s most famous landmarks—the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower and the dome of…
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Did a colossal asteroid reshape the Moon from the inside? New lunar rocks hint at a giant impact
Introduction: A clue from lunar rocks New analysis of basaltic rock samples returned to Earth from the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken Basin by China’s Chang’e 6 mission is stirring debate in planetary science. An unusual ratio of potassium isotopes in these rocks points to a dramatic event early in the Moon’s history — a colossal asteroid…
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Potassium Isotopes Reveal Lunar Giant-Impact Origin
Introduction: A Clue from the Moon’s Far Side In a breakthrough that may rewrite parts of the Moon’s early history, scientists analyzing basalt samples returned by China’s Chang’e 6 mission have detected an unusual ratio of potassium isotopes. The finding adds a compelling line of evidence that a colossal asteroid impact—an event of staggering scale—shaped…
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Lunar Deep Dive: What Potassium Clues Reveal About the Moon’s Interior and the Giant Impact That Shaped It
New Clues from the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken Basin The Moon continues to reveal its turbulent past through tiny chemical fingerprints. Recent analyses of basaltic rock samples collected by China’s Chang’e 6 mission, returned to Earth, show an unusual ratio of potassium isotopes. This discovery adds weight to a striking theory: a colossal asteroid impact may…
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A Slim Crescent and Saturn: Night Sky Guide for January 22
What you’ll see tonight On January 22, the western sky offers a simple yet striking celestial pairing as a slender crescent Moon glides close to Saturn. This is a great chance to observe how the Moon’s delicate crescent sits near a bright gas giant, with the two framed against the faint stars of Pisces. The…
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Crescent Moon and Saturn Tonight: Jan 22 Sky View
What to Expect Tonight If you lift your eyes to the western sky after sunset on January 22, you’ll see a delicate slender crescent moon tucked close to the bright gas giant Saturn. The moon’s disk will be about 22% illuminated, lending a soft, silver outline against the fading twilight. Saturn, with its pale golden…