MyMoon Blog

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SCOOPING THE SOVIETS

In 1966, British astronomers tracked a Soviet spacecraft on its way to the Moon. They "stole" the signals containing information that would be put together to create the first image of another planetary body, the Moon. The Institute's Dr. ...

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Commercial Space

GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROVER FASHION SHOW: PART 1

The $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE has 26 teams competing for the prize---each with their own rover...and each jockeying for the adoring love of the space community. So not only does each rover, lander, hopper, ball, and other budding moon explorer have ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

WHAT IF?

The following question came to MyMoon this past weekend via Twitter:
what if china lands on the moon next year&removes our USA flags&says there is no sign of past human presence.
Please note, the message has not been altered other than the italics. So, what if next year China were to 1) land on the Moon, 2) remove the U.S. flags, and 3) claim there is no proof of past ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

ANNUS HORRIBILIS: SPACE IN 2011

The Institute's Dr. Paul Spudis gives us his year in review of the space program. Listen up, Moon-haters. ...

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Lunar Science and Mission News

SO...GRAIL A, OR GRAIL B?

NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft are making their way to the Moon, with GRAIL A arriving within 24 hours, and GRAIL B to follow the next day. The time has come..to pick a side! GRAIL A and GRAIL B may seem completely identical, but in fact, they do have their differences. So, in the spirit of Vanilla v. Chocolate, ...

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The Moon in Culture

APOLLO 8 FOUND SANTA ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON...BUT WHERE?

"Please be informed there is a Santa Claus." Jim Lovell, Apollo 8, to Mission Control. Apollo 8 swung around the far side of the Moon on their way home, and on Christmas of '68, that was their report upon first coming out of radio silence. This was, of course, the most important ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

THE PATH OF EXPLORATION

The latest blog from The Institute's Dr. Paul Spudis on "The Once and Future Moon." Dr. Spudis breaks down the changing rationale and definition of the idea of "exploration." ...

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Lunar Exploration and Engineering

THE LARGEST LUNAR IMPACT CRATER

Measuring around 2,500km (1,600 mi) in diameter and 13km (8.1 mi) deep the Moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin is one of the largest and deepest impact craters in the solar system. As you can see from the below topography taken by NASA's Clementine spacecraft, South Pole-Aitken Basin is the lowest elevation of the Moon. ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

WHY THE MOON WHEN WE CAN HAVE...VENUS?

The latest blog from Paul Spudis argues why Venus is not a better destination for humans over the Moon. Wait...what? Venus? ...

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MyMoon Announcements

MYMOON DAILY TWIT HIATUS

In case you haven't noticed, the MyMoon Daily Twit has been on a bit of a hiatus as of late. I apologize for that. I have been in Florida the past week participating in the Mars Science Laboratory launch and related education activities. The Daily Twit will start up again this week with some familiar questions. ...

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Lunar Science and Mission News

SLOPES, STREAKS AND FLOWS

The latest blog from The Institute's Dr. Paul Spudis. ...

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COMMUNITY BLOGGERS:
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THE MOON?

The Moon ain't what it used to be. People gush about asteroids, Mars, Jovian moons, exoplanets...but it feels like if you bring up the Moon, you mostly just get either a blank or a 'meh'. When ...

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ASTRONOMY DAY AND STARGAZING WITH THE MOON

Today is Astronomy Day, and one of the best ways to celebrate is by going out and doing some stargazing. And one of the best ways to get started with stargazing is to use the Moon as a guide and ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: LIFE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

The mission of the Kepler Project is to discover habitable planets orbiting other stars. However, many of these planets are light years away and unreachable by humans with our current technology. So ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: MOON EXPLORATION

Sorry for the late post everyone, has been a very busy week. But as for the topic of the week, I plan on talking about the exploration of the Moon, mainly the history and the alll of the lunar ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: ASTEROID DETECTION

The recent meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia helped bring to light a very real problem. We do not have adequate ways to detect many of the damage causing asteroids impacting the ...

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