As the Moon slowly drifts away…
The Moon is always with us, but what we don’t realise is that it is slowly drifting away from Earth. But no need to panic, it’s only a little over 3.5 cm every year.
Tag: Moon
The weird things that happen during a solar eclipse
The solar eclipse on 8 April was quite the event by all accounts, but what else happens aside form millions of humans looking upwards?
Seeds can grow in Moon dust, but not very well
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith (the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface) using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted
Update: SpaceX rocket booster will NOT crash into the Moon
It turns out that SpaceX is not responsible for the giant piece of space junk that is going to crash into the far side of the Moon – it’s Chinese instead,
SpaceX rocket booster will crash into the Moon
After seven years hurtling through space, a 4 tonne SpaceX Falcon 9 booster is going to crash into the moon on 4 March.
What is the go with bases on the Moon and Mars?
Will there ever be bases on the Moon and will people ever make it to Mars?
In space no-one knows what to do with your dead body
Space travel is still quite new in the history of exploration and there have only been a few deaths. But if you die in space, what happens to your corpse?