China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday.
The probe's successful departure from the moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from Earth. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#China#moon#lunar
A nomenclature of 'Blue Moon' almost never means a Moon of a blue color but with the summer nights, a literally blue appearing Moon, or Moon in the daytime is a fun one to spot. The northern hemisphere was showing off a bit before sunset, and with the May 23 full Moon so close I couldn't resist a few pictures. Happy lunar viewing! #astronomy#Astrodon#moonlight#lunar#bluesky#bluemoon
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“We are at risk of a Wild West scenario due to the rivalries between competing space agencies and commercial interests. … A new International space treaty is urgently needed.”
Given that terrestrial radio telescopes are already threatened by passive RFI from satellite electronics, it’s hard to see how anything resembling complete radio quiet can be preserved on the Moon. That fundamentally compromises the ultra-sensitive measurements astronomers once hoped for.
We might even be at the point where there are enough satellites at cislunar space that RFI is already too high to be properly "radio quiet". That’s my instinct. But of course there are no measurements from the surface.
It's on from today until 24.03., & features different tasks the rover has to perform everyday. The winning team is chosen by points & announced on the last day. This is a competition from the Australian Space Agency (ASA).
3/19/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Plenty of #Eclipse conspiracy theories around. Mine is... What if #PolarIce was "glue" holding Earth's #TectonicPlates together? Now, the climate-weakend "glue" allows #GraviticForce of #Lunar / #Solar alignment to pull the planet apart! Or... #Vampires will emerge during #Totality, taking advantage of our assembled masses – craned necks exposed as we focus all attention skyward.