Moon (astronomy)
HOLMES CHAPEL, ENGLAND - MAY 31: Comedian John Bishop carries the Olympic Torch to the dish of The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank on May 31, 2012 in Holmes Chapel, England. The Olympic Torch visited The Lovell Radio Telescope which began operations in October of 1957 and was first used to track the carrier rocket that launched Sputnik I and later involved in the early exploration by U.S. and Russian space probes. The telescope was also the first to receive images from a Russian moon probe in 1959. The Olympic Flame is now on day 13 of a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles.
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I would have preferred that, but President Bush - George W. Bush - decided in 2004 in a speech over in NASA to redirect NASA in new directions to set a base on the moon and go into Mars. But with no additional budget to do it
NASA can't prove they ever had this moon rock
Let's face it: Once we beat the Russians to the moon, the national rocket grew limper than Liberace at a speculum convention. NASA has been dining out on a single 1969 hit longer than Zager and Evans.More quotes »
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Seattle will see a partial lunar eclipse next week
Ever noticed the moon looks larger when setting on the horizon through the branches of a tree or a city skyline? That’s the moon illusion, meaning East-coasters are in for a lucky sight. Over here, we’ll just cross our fingers and hope for a clear night. 5/31/12 from Seattle Post Intelligencer Read more »
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Electric Moon jolts solar wind causing turbulence
over their day sides as well, according to the team. âDiscovering more about this layer will enhance our understanding of the Moon and potentially other bodies because it allows information about conditions very near the surface to propagate to great distances, 5/31/12 from IndiaVision Read more »
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Weekend Love Forecast
time and space. This is vaguely counter-intuitive to the general tenor of those elements, so, well, you can imagine. The Moon is in Scorpio both nights. On Friday its aspect of opportunity to its ruler, Pluto, can manifest in a deep feeling state. The feelings 5/31/12 from ElsaElsa.com Read more »
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Romain Jerome's Moon Dust Red Mood Chrono watches inherits the celestial collection
and the space inspired luxury watches. Also, encapsulating the essence of the incredible modern space odyssey, the brands Moon Dust-DNA is a watch collection that truly differentiates Romain Jerome from numerous other Swiss watchmakers. Now, in its continuing 5/31/12 from Born Rich Read more »
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What's Up in the Solar System in June 2012
nadir observations) as well as the monitoring camera (VMC). NASA's ARTEMIS spacecraft are presumably still orbiting the Moon. They were sent into lunar orbit in 2011 to study the Moon's magnetic field, and should last for at least seven years. China's Chang'E from Planetary Society Blog Read more »
