Posts Tagged ‘moon’
After the Apollo 11 moon landing nearly 50 years ago, the White House gifted tiny samples of moon rocks to all the 50 states and 135 countries. They were encased in acrylic and mounted on a wooden plaque. In 2002, Joseph Gutheinz, then a NASA investi... ...
The scientist/artists in NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio created this magnificent video to accompany a recent performance by the National Symphony Orchestra Pops of Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune." From NASA:
The visuals were composed ... ...
With diligence, wisdom and perseverance, they made great contributions to astronomical observations and formulation of calendars in ancient China. ...
Why do roosters always crow in the morning? An interesting story told by Chinese Miao people explains this. ...
How can our exploration of the moon be efficiently extended to 100% of lunar surface with the aid of Lunar Oxygen Propellant (LUNOX) and Beamed Energy Propulsion? ...
Astronomy is a serious science and as with many things, even very serious things, people often get in at an early age. This exciting science can provide hours of learning, that's why astronomy is popular with kids. Kids naturally gravitate to many aspects of astronomy, including the moon, the stars and far distant ...
Moon as the Earliest Calendar give readers of the Holy Bible information recorded in ancient times. Lunar/solar calendars were common throughout the ancient world. Three calendar systems that help our study of Bible times are the Jewish, Mesoamerican and the Egyptian calendars. Changes in the appearance of the moon at night provide ...
This write-up is aimed for those readers who are keen to begin star gazing but remain unaware of how and where they could start this so after they have gone through this, they would know how simple, uncomplicated and affordable it can be. So now that you know it won't cost you money, what do ...
What child hasn't looked up into the night sky and marveled at the sight? These tiny specs of light painted against the infinite background of space have inspired poets to rhyme, composers to pen classics, scientists and philosophers to ponder our very origins. ...