Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #13
Firefly to carry NASA instruments to the Moon, a book on lunar dust, new radar tech takes sharpest image of Apollo 15 landing site, and more developments in the lunar space.
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Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #12
NASA to redo SLS hot fire test, Intuitive Machines readies NASA instruments for their first Moon landing, Earth maybe a source of surface Moon water, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #11
China outlines availability of Chang'e 5 samples, a Moon rock sits in the White House, scientists see the Moon lose its magnetic field, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #10
NASA's SLS rocket fails critical test, Astrobotic readies water-detecting NASA instruments for their first Moon landing, Japan to collaborate on Gateway, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #9
SLS hot fire test on January 17, key NASA tech payloads on CLPS landers, a seismically active Moon, and more developments in the lunar space.
ISRO Chandrayaan
On ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter data release
The initial dataset is underwhelming and there is no sign of when ISRO will release the next set.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #8
Preserving Apollo sites now law, Astrobotic tests CubeSat rover, planetary protection for the Moon's poles, and more developments in the lunar space.
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Best of 2020
A look back at my best articles and talks in this otherwise dreadful year.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #7
ISRO releases Chandrayaan 2 orbiter data, NASA's 2021 Moon budget, finding too many Moon craters, and more developments in the lunar space.
Presentation: Technical careers in space exploration as a physics graduate
Physics graduates have plenty of opportunities to work at space organizations and companies as space exploration becomes popular by the day. This video from my talk to physics students at the University of Mumbai on December 3, organized by their Department of Physics, discusses such career prospects. Topics discussed include:
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #6
Chang’e 5 brings home Moon samples, Canada to provide key Gateway element, understanding lunar dust, a 3D Moon rock viewer, and more developments in the lunar space.
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Chang’e 5 landing site: Near the volcanic complex of Rümker
China has returned Moon samples from a sweet scientific spot for their first sample return mission.