Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #4
Chang’e 5 collects Moon samples, testing of SLS’ rocket engines, a new NASA mission to map lunar water, and more developments in the lunar space.
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Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #3
Chang’e 5 enters lunar orbit, SLS assembly begins, planning the future of astronomy from the Moon, and more developments in the lunar space.
Poem: Triple sunset
Here lies the bathing light of the red dragon, deepening horizons on a world so foreign Yet much like a heaven that is our Earth, there could be water on its surface unhurt Could there be life too on this land of the triple-star, would they also figure out who
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #2
Chang’e 5 to return Moon samples, SLS progressing, ESA plans lunar habitats, new science maps, and more developments in the lunar space.
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India’s Shukrayaan orbiter to study Venus for over four years, launches in 2024
Shukrayaan will be the first mission to map Venus’ subsurface.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #1
The Moon may have formed in a hurry, NASA plans more robotic lunar missions, and other happenings in the lunar space.
Some Neptune tidbits
Here are some more interesting bits I came across when I wrote an article on Neptune. * The European Space Agency is investigating two ways to explore the ice giants. One is a Uranus orbiter, which will be solar-powered, and not nuclear—a bold move. And the other is contributing to
Presentation: Why aren’t we living on the Moon already?
This is a tightened version of the talk I gave for Chai and Why, a series of popular science talks organized by Arnab Bhattacharya, a scientist and a science communicator based out of India. Talk Description: It’s been 50 years since humans landed on the Moon, so why haven’
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Why explore Neptune
This azure ice giant challenges our understanding of how planets form and offers a potentially habitable moon.
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What SOFIA’s discovery of water on the Moon is, and isn’t
NASA and the Germany space agency’s airborne SOFIA telescope has detected water on the Moon’s surface. There are many misconceptions floating around this discovery so I’d like to clarify the nature of the findings and what it means for lunar science and exploration. Different from Chandrayaan 1
Extra tidbits on Japan’s MMX mission
Here are some more interesting bits I didn’t get to cover in my article on Japan's MMX mission, which will collect samples from Mars’ moon Phobos. * Slowing down from orbital speeds to a touch down under Phobos’ weak gravity is going to be incredibly challenging. Among other
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Japan wants to sample Mars’ moon Phobos with its MMX mission
This is the first time the martian moons will be fully mapped, and samples brought to Earth from the martian system.