Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

China's Chang’e-6 mission has retrieved the first-ever samples from the Moon's farside. Analysis of these samples revealed key discoveries: prolonged volcanic activity, a fluctuating magnetic field, an extremely dry and chemically depleted mantle, and a significant asymmetry in water distribution between the near and far sides. These findings are reshaping our understanding of the Moon's violent origins and its complex, asymmetric evolution.

https://scitechdaily.com/change-6-samples-reveal-the-moons-farside-is-stranger-than-we-thought/

#space #moon #science
xinqu
@xinqu@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp last week

Sitting on the balcony, being bored, having my #photo equipment around the corner....

Ladies and Gentleman, the #Moon

Footnote: No fancy expensive equipment - entry level SLR and inexpensive zoom lens. I was surprised at how close you can get to the moon.
xinqu
@xinqu@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp last week

Sitting on the balcony, being bored, having my #photo equipment around the corner....

Ladies and Gentleman, the #Moon

Footnote: No fancy expensive equipment - entry level SLR and inexpensive zoom lens. I was surprised at how close you can get to the moon.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Trump administration’s push for a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 highlights both the technological ambition and the steep challenges facing small modular reactors, which remain slow to deploy even on Earth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/world/the-nuclear-moonshot-is-on-earth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #moon #nasa #donaldtrump #fissionsurfacepowerspaceexplorationtechnologies #orspacex #nuscalepower #nuclearregulatorycommission
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️
@AstroHawk@spacey.space  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

"NASA takes a trip to Seattle area to thank suppliers for work on the next moonshot" by GeekWire / @alanboyle - Astronaut Woody Hoburg visited Artemis suppliers in Seattle to thank them on behalf of NASA for their hard work. Also a pep talk and media event. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/nasa-trip-redmond-artemis-aerojet-l3harris/#NASA#Artemis#Moon #space#PNW

article overview screenshot GeekWire NASA takes a trip to Seattle area to thank suppliers for work on the next moonshot by Alan Boyle on August 11, 2025 at 7:54 pm [photo] NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg faces the TV cameras at L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Redmond, Wash. An R-4D-11 thruster and a decontamination oven are off to his left. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) REDMOND, Wash. — The first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years is still months away, but NASA is already saying thank you to L3Harris Technologies’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment and other suppliers who are making the trip possible. [...]
article overview screenshot GeekWire NASA takes a trip to Seattle area to thank suppliers for work on the next moonshot by Alan Boyle on August 11, 2025 at 7:54 pm [photo] NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg faces the TV cameras at L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Redmond, Wash. An R-4D-11 thruster and a decontamination oven are off to his left. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) REDMOND, Wash. — The first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years is still months away, but NASA is already saying thank you to L3Harris Technologies’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment and other suppliers who are making the trip possible. [...]
article overview screenshot GeekWire NASA takes a trip to Seattle area to thank suppliers for work on the next moonshot by Alan Boyle on August 11, 2025 at 7:54 pm [photo] NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg faces the TV cameras at L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Redmond, Wash. An R-4D-11 thruster and a decontamination oven are off to his left. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) REDMOND, Wash. — The first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years is still months away, but NASA is already saying thank you to L3Harris Technologies’ Aerojet Rocketdyne segment and other suppliers who are making the trip possible. [...]
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Maira
@mairamartins@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Hello world! Late to the party as usual, just discovered what the fediverse is and I'm a bit bummed I've been missing out on you all for years. Promptly joined mastodon and pixelfed to rectify this mistake. Let's be friends!

#moon #landscapephotography #nightsky #sunset #canon5dmark3
Maira
@mairamartins@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Hello world! Late to the party as usual, just discovered what the fediverse is and I'm a bit bummed I've been missing out on you all for years. Promptly joined mastodon and pixelfed to rectify this mistake. Let's be friends!

#moon #landscapephotography #nightsky #sunset #canon5dmark3
Alan Boyle
@alanboyle@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

A #Seattle #space startup called #Interlune has struck a deal to send a helium-hunting camera to the #moon aboard Astrolab's FLIP rover, which is due for launch as soon as this year. It'll be the first off-Earth step in Interlune's plan to deliver lunar #helium3 to paying customers. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/interlune-astrolab-camera-moon-helium-3/

Marc
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Aaron Pengelly
@AaronPengellyPhoto@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

My journey with photography began about 11 years ago when I bought my first telescope. The photos were terrible, but it ignited a passion for sharing the beauty of the world and universe around us.


I had to sell all my astronomy equipment when my family and I were downsizing and readying ourselves for nursing school 4 years ago, and my daughter and I have talked ever since about how we would one day get a new telescope to see the moon and stars once my nursing program was complete. Last week, that time finally came when I found two people selling their equipment, and long story short I was lucky to end up with a Star Adventurer 2i tracker and a Sky-Watcher 102mm Mak telescope.


While I haven't had the opportunity to test out the telescope with the tracker, I did get out on the night of July 14th to test out the star tracker with my collection of Sigma lenses and the images above are single exposure test images taken to assess the maximum exposure time with various focal lengths. I also took a few photos of the moon to combine into HDR images.


I hope you enjoy!

#photography #astrophotography #telescope #nightsky #astronomy #moon #stars
Aaron Pengelly
@AaronPengellyPhoto@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

My journey with photography began about 11 years ago when I bought my first telescope. The photos were terrible, but it ignited a passion for sharing the beauty of the world and universe around us.


I had to sell all my astronomy equipment when my family and I were downsizing and readying ourselves for nursing school 4 years ago, and my daughter and I have talked ever since about how we would one day get a new telescope to see the moon and stars once my nursing program was complete. Last week, that time finally came when I found two people selling their equipment, and long story short I was lucky to end up with a Star Adventurer 2i tracker and a Sky-Watcher 102mm Mak telescope.


While I haven't had the opportunity to test out the telescope with the tracker, I did get out on the night of July 14th to test out the star tracker with my collection of Sigma lenses and the images above are single exposure test images taken to assess the maximum exposure time with various focal lengths. I also took a few photos of the moon to combine into HDR images.


I hope you enjoy!

#photography #astrophotography #telescope #nightsky #astronomy #moon #stars