Take a moment this Friday, July 27th and look up at the sky toward the longest lunar eclipse of this century, a magical deep red blood moon. Unfortunately, the eclipse is not visible in North America. Continue reading
Tag Archives: moon
12 New Moons Found Orbiting Jupiter
Astronomers went looking for a far-off mystery planet and found a cadre of worlds much closer to home.
In the search for life beyond Earth, moons may be the best candidates | CBC News
We only know of one planet in our universe that harbours life: Earth. So it’s logical that humanity has focused its search for life beyond our world on planetary bodies. But a new study suggests that we may be leaving out a larger chunk of the cosmos: moons. Continue reading
Q&A: Tips for catching rare ‘super blue blood moon’ in Saskatchewan – CBC
Skywatchers across the western half of North America will be drawn out in the early hours of Wednesday morning to catch a glimpse of what’s being called a “super blue blood moon.” Continue reading
Are we really headed to the moon? – Technology & Science – CBC News
NASA has plans to use the Orion spacecraft, seen here in an artist’s concept, to reach the moon by the 2020s.
Although the plan hatched by NASA and its Russian counterpart to build a space station near the moon seems like a solid launching pad for further human space exploration, it’s a message that’s been heard before.On Wednesday, the U.S. agency and Roscosmos announced they are working on a partnership to build the station, called the Deep Space Gateway.
Click the source to read more ….
Source: Are we really headed to the moon? – Technology & Science – CBC News
To Scale: The Solar System Drawn in the Nevada Desert – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
A true illustration of our place in the universe
Source: To Scale: The Solar System Drawn in the Nevada Desert – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
All You Need to Know: March Equinox
Although there’s nothing official about it, it’s traditional to say the upcoming March or vernal equinox signals the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Continue reading
Moon Close to Mars on March 1
Tonight – March 1, 2017 – look in your western sky for the waxing crescent moon and the dazzling planet Venus some 20 minutes (or less) after sunset. These two luminaries will pop out almost immediately after sunset because the moon and Venus rank as the brightest and second-brightest celestial bodies of nighttime, respectively. Then as dusk turns into night, seek out another bright planet, even closer to tonight’s moon than Venus. That second planet is Mars. A third planet, Uranus – a world barely within the limit for viewing with the eye alone – is very nearby.
