Water on the Moon and Chandrayaan the first, collaboratively catalyzing a global lunar rush
Moon Monday #293 and Indian Space Progress #43.
Poem: Always around
Gracious gray amid the blue & bright Surreal silver against the night Sometimes an uncanny crescent or a gibbous glow in ascent Other times a hollow halo or a cloud glow Reflective and rolling, when near Stony stark skyline, when on it Cosmic microcosm, when held Enticing enigma, when leaving
Moon Monday #292: An obsessively linked rundown of recent global lunar exploration and cooperation updates
I link so you can click.
China is building a lunar navigation and communications network. Lasers shine again in latest demonstration.
Moon Monday #291: A comprehensive review of each major component China has demonstrated towards such a lunar network.
The fiery origin of our Moon tied to Earth, as unraveled by scientists through Apollo and now modern missions
Moon Monday #290: Lunar samples brought by Apollo missions transformed our understanding of the Moon’s formation and Earth’s past. Chang’e and Chandrayaan missions have newly enriched the endeavor as scientists continue unraveling its complex layers.
Exploring the marvel that are mountains on the Moon
Moon Monday #289: They form near-instantly and offer a peak into the Moon's interior, improving our understanding of planets across the Solar System and beyond.
Skyroot Vikram-1, the least worst case scenario for India’s launch crisis
Indian Space Progress #41-42: A garden does not save the forest.
Rocket equation 101: Revealing our Moon’s value as a launchpad
Moon Monday #288: Realizations from fundamental physics at the heart of the rocket equation. Paired with memes for fun and poetry for ethics.
Poem: On the edge
Craft launched from Luna, no tether can go farther, faster while being lighter Exploring more worlds with joy and curiosity hosting ideas, deploying empathy and even skepticism for humanity From the edge of a gravitational well they can push the discourse and shape its course All of these futures can
Moon Monday #287: Mission updates from China, the US, Europe, and Japan
Before we begin, I’m thrilled to share that Open Lunar Foundation is continuing as a sponsor of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter for the sixth year! 🌕 Open Lunar is a US-based non-profit organization with a global team that develops bottom-up tools of lunar governance to enable
Our Moon is two-faced. Science missions unravel its layers.
Moon Monday #286: China’s Chang’e 6 samples have helped scientists decipher enigmatic layers of the lunar farside, leaving a curious trail for future missions to build upon.
Upcoming missions to the Moon’s farside—that’s definitely not its dark side.
Moon Monday #285
