This week is Jupiter’s time to shine! The planet will shine brightest from Monday night until Tuesday morning. This is because Jupiter will hit opposition, meaning this is the point on its orbit when it is closest to Earth, according to AccuWeather. “When Earth is between the sun and an …
Read More »NASA’s 2024 lunar mission is in serious trouble – BGR
NASA needs a lot of money if it hopes to accomplish a manned mission to the Moon by 2024, but lawmakers are not giving up. A proposed budget for NASA requested nearly $ 5 billion, but was approved for just over $ 1.5 billion, making the return of the Moon …
Read More »The moon may be 85 million years younger than we thought: study
(Newser) – It is not such a big change in the cosmic scheme of things, but the researchers say that the moon is millions of years younger than we thought. Specifically, a new model presented at Scientific advances establishes its creation 4.425 million years ago instead of the generally accepted …
Read More »July Thunder Moon and other full moon dates for 2020
This year, the night of Wolf Moon also produced a penumbral lunar eclipse. This type of eclipse is often mistaken for a normal full moon and occurs when the Moon moves through the weakest outer part of Earth’s shadow. When? January 10 February: snow moon The Snow Moon is named …
Read More »July Thunder Moon and other full moon dates for 2020
This year, the night of Wolf Moon also produced a penumbral lunar eclipse. This type of eclipse is often mistaken for a normal full moon and occurs when the Moon moves through the weakest outer part of Earth’s shadow. When? January 10 February: snow moon The Snow Moon is named …
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