Watch the Moon in 3D
And how NASA's Moon orbiter makes 3D images with a single camera.
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Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #26
SpaceX safely lands Starship prototype, VIPER undergoes slope testing, a new Moon dust cleaner, radio astronomy from the farside, a lunar museum, and more developments in the lunar space.
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How we got to know the Moon’s gravity is lumpy
The Moon's gravity anomalies have been crashing spacecraft since the 1960s.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #25
Drama around NASA selecting SpaceX Starship for historic mission, UAE builds Moon rover prototype, 3D shapes of Apollo 11 lunar dust, initial radar results from ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, and more.
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Space memes
A little space for fun. Pun intended.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #24
Details on Chinese-Russian Moon base, stepping stones to lunar resources, SpaceX Starship in context, Germany to send radiation detectors to the Moon, and more developments in the lunar space.
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Can we make Mars Earth-like?
Is terraforming Mars to make it habitable possible with the technology we have today?
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #23
SpaceX Starship to land NASA astronauts on the Moon, UAE's lunar rover hitches ride on Japanese lander, Astrobotic selects Falcon Heavy for VIPER flight, Chang'e 5 samples database, and more.
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Daring gravity assist maneuvers in space
Ingenious maneuvers by missions to go over the Sun, chase a comet and sail using the Sun.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #22
NASA begins fueling Orion for its first Moon trip, hardware upgrades ongoing for safer crewed missions, enigmatic volcanic mounds on the Moon, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #21
Splash test of a future Moon capsule, Gateway lunar station engine tested, NASA strengthens collaboration with South Korea, oxidation on the Moon, and more developments in the lunar space.
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My article on Mangalyaan was rejected 8 times but I published it anyway
This is the behind the scenes story of my article on missing science from India’s Mars orbiter. September 24, 2020 marked the six-year anniversary of India’s Mangalyaan spacecraft entering Mars orbit. Like every year, I expected Indian media outlets to publish articles about the mission’s success. After