Does the moon look like an eye in a bird’s head to you?
#FramingTheMoon
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The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. In a study published in Device, researchers created solar cells made out of simulated moon dust. The cells convert sunlight ...
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-solar-cells-moon-power-future.amp
APOD from 2025-04-08
#Moon Visits Sister Stars
The Moon's orbit led to an occultation of the Pleiades star cluster, a rare event where it passes in front. This epoch lasts from 2023-2029, with the next in 2042. A composite image from Spain highlights the cluster's blue glow.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250408.html#space #astronomy #planets
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Bouncing her cats meow off the moon at 1296.200 MHz.
Moon Visits Sister Stars
Sometimes, the Moon visits the Pleiades. Technically, this means that the orbit of our Moon takes it directly in front of the famous Pleiades star cluster, which is far in the distance. The technical term for the event is an occultation, and the Moon is famous for its rare occultations of all planets and several well-known bright stars.
Image Credit: Cayetana Saiz
An impact of #asteroid #2024YR4 on the #Moon could be visible from Earth, if it impacts the side that faces us. Additional hazards not mentioned in articles I've seen so far would affect planning for #NASA #Artemis landing missions and Lunar Gateway space station (not yet launched). Some ejecta/debris from the impact would leave the Moon's weak gravity and could threaten Earth or our satellites weeks or months after impact. #astronomy #PlanetaryDefense #PlanetaryDefence #LowFlyingRocks #space
Good news: #Asteroid #2024YR4 won't hit Earth in 2032. Potentially better news: It might hit the moon, sparking a scientifically interesting but harmless light show. Stay tuned... https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/ #Space #Moon
After the comet imaging I also caught the #Moon setting and #Venus rising from the same rooftop in #Bochum, Germany, this morning. The latter is still a crescent, affected by refraction effects in the close-up. More pictures in the same album https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid029Wd9jGddhdfffzib5Q8KJ7THiA956Gjgn39SqJSpo1TjfieKjoR4Xn1ivuJRQVVGl
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Sci-Friday #221 - Space Elevator Stuff - Inkican
Schönwetterkatastrophe? Schönwetterkatastrophe! Sechs klare Nächte mit dem zunehmenden Mond in Folge...
So finally on Opportunity's sol 3643 (24 April 2014) the veteran rover passed the Lunokhod 2 distance (taken as 39.1 km to exceed the range of uncertainty around the distance). A nearby crater was named Lunokhod 2. Here it is.