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Alan Shepard hits a golf ball on the Moon
Apollo 14 Commander and original Mercury astronaut Alan B Shepard Jnr, the first American to fly in space, tees off on the lunar surface during his 1971 mission, with crewmate Edgar Mitchell watching...
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Massive planetary collision may have zapped key elements from Moon
Fresh examinations of lunar rocks gathered by Apollo mission astronauts have yielded new insights about the Moon’s chemical makeup as well as clues about the giant impacts that may have shaped the...
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The future of human spaceflight
Nasa is embarking on a new era of space exploration in which humans will travel deeper into the solar system than ever before. The International Space Station is the centrepiece for space operations....
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Visitor’s guide to the Moon
Apollo astronauts reached the Moon 43 years ago, but we know little about our nearest celestial neighbour. “The Moon is a way of recording what has happened since the formation of the solar system,”...
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Mona Lisa on the Moon
As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the Moon, scientists with Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the spacecraft...
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Shooting for the Moon: Google Lunar X PRIZE contenders
Google is offering R27 million for landing a privately funded craft on the Moon and sending back data and footage of lunar exploration – before 2015. Here are 4 of the contenders… Team: Moon Express,...
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Saturn’s rings, our Earth and Moon captured in one shot
On 19 July 2013, Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft captured this rare image of Saturn’s rings, our planet Earth and its Moon all in the same frame. This image is only one footprint in a mosaic of 33...
View ArticleLaunch of China’s Yutu rover on 2 December 2013
Watch as China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe and Yutu rover blast off from the launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, on 2 December 2013 The post Launch of China’s Yutu rover on 2 December...
View ArticleAurora stripes
John Colosimo travelled to Fairbanks, Alaska, and was fortunate to catch a large coronal mass ejection reaching Earth, resulting in some spectacular auroras The post Aurora stripes appeared first on...
View ArticleStar trails over Double Arch
In an image captured by John Colosimo, stars appearing to move behind the spinning Earth can be seen above Double Arch in Arches National Park, UT The post Star trails over Double Arch appeared first...
View ArticleMilky Way behind delicate arch
The silhouette of photographer John Colosimo’s girlfriend points toward the centre of the Milky Way behind Delicate Arch during a trip to Arches National Park The post Milky Way behind delicate arch...
View ArticleMauna Kea Tree
Mauna Kea tree, captured by John Colosimo The post Mauna Kea Tree appeared first on Popular Mechanics.
View ArticleTelescopic view of a gibbous Moon
John Colosimo took this image with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope a few days before the full Moon The post Telescopic view of a gibbous Moon appeared first on Popular Mechanics.
View ArticleRed Moon rising on 15 April 2014
A string of four total lunar eclipses is about to illuminate our skies. Starting on 15 April 2014, skywatchers will witness an extraordinary red moon The post Red Moon rising on 15 April 2014 appeared...
View ArticleNext-gen planetary probes head for space
A fleet of both private- and government-funded planetary probes from all over the world is storming the solar system The post Next-gen planetary probes head for space appeared first on Popular Mechanics.
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A glimpse of the moon… from the other side.
NASA has released a video of what the phases of the moon looks like from the far side. As with the side of the moon which is visible from Earth, the far side has its own complete cycle of phases,...
View ArticleLunar eclipse and cherry blossoms
A news photographer captured the lunar eclipse during the spring cherry blossom festival in Miyagi, Japan on 4 April. Image credit: Kyodo/Reuters The post Lunar eclipse and cherry blossoms appeared...
View ArticleLuna project brings the moon to your home
What if you could always see the moon, regardless of cloud cover or inconveniently places sky scrapers? Well, the Taiwan-based ACORN studio has designed an ingenious “Luna” light, that brings the moon...
View ArticleSupermoon: the biggest moon since 1948
Earth's moon will tonight be the closest it has been since 1948, resulting in a spectacular supermoon. Find out why, here. The post Supermoon: the biggest moon since 1948 appeared first on Popular...
View ArticleSupermoon over Istanbul
Last night Earth saw it's first supermoon in almost eight decades. Ahmet Kizilhan captured the incredible pic showing the moon behind the Blue Mosque. The post Supermoon over Istanbul appeared first on...
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