Articles Containing Tag: moon

In preparation for permanently putting humans on the moon, scientists at the University of Florida attempted to grow plants using lunar soil. The Artemis program, which began in 2017, is an effort to establish a human presence on the moon… Read More

Odysseus, the first commercial spacecraft to land on the moon, has officially made history. On Thursday, February 22, at 6:23 PM, the crewless instrument softly rested on the moon’s surface in its south polar region. The trip was not without… Read More

A telescope mounted atop a dormant Hawaiian volcano spotted a never-before-seen object in the sky. In March 2023, scientists discovered 2023 FW13, an asteroid many are calling a second moon. The space rock is unique because it is a quasi-moon… Read More

In an event called a “conjunction,” Jupiter and Venus pass close enough to each other in space that, when viewing them from Earth, they look like they’re touching. Affectionately referred to as “kissing,” planet gazers were able to get a… Read More

The Artemis I launch was successful. And though no humans were on this flight, the countdown to the day people are at home on the moon has begun. We may not have to wait very long, either. “Certainly this decade,… Read More

Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made history when they became the first and second people to walk on the moon. The two men traveled to the moon in the Apollo 11 spacecraft, along with their fellow astronaut Michael Collins…. Read More

“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.” ~ C. Wright Mills July 20, 1969: First Man on the Moon With today’s technology, landing on the moon might not seem… Read More

Big Business Shuns Russia Over Ukraine Invasion The US and European marketplace protests Russia by refusing to do business there. In February, Russia invaded its neighbor, Ukraine. Fighting is still going on over control of the area – but wars… Read More

The Moon, with a diameter of roughly 2,160 miles, is the Earth’s only natural satellite. For years, scientists have studied it, as it is one of the most visible and recognizable objects in the sky. Lunar activity is captured by… Read More

The 1960s were an eventful time in American history. The country was in the middle of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The presidential debate aired on television for the first time, and President John F. Kennedy was… Read More

The earth is a dangerous place to live. From time to time, our planet is hit by meteors, causing catastrophes. Therefore, scientists are working on creating safe storage on the moon for life. Think of it as a kind of… Read More

A Horde of Voters This has been a strange year. Americans suddenly found themselves self-quarantined in their own homes, forced to wear masks in public, and avoid gatherings. The economy crashed as millions of people found themselves unemployed because of… Read More