Tag: Moon
Yes, I’m searching for aliens – and no, I won’t be...
Jason Wright, Pennsylvania State University
Editor’s note: What started as an internet joke has generated a stern military warning after more than a million people...
5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth
Jean Creighton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Much of the technology common in daily life today originates from the drive to put a human being on the...
What’s on the far side of the Moon?
Wayne Schlingman, The Ohio State University
Looking up at the silvery orb of the Moon, you might recognize familiar shadows and shapes on its face...
Protecting human heritage on the moon: Don’t let ‘one small step’...
Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi
Why did the hominin cross the plain? We may never know. But anthropologists are pretty sure that a smattering...
Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers
Frans von der Dunk, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Most likely, this is the best-known picture of a flag ever taken: Buzz Aldrin standing next to the...
Look up at the super blue blood full moon Jan. 31...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
During the early hours of Jan. 31, there will be a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, a blue moon...
How eclipses were regarded as omens in the ancient world
Gonzalo Rubio, Pennsylvania State University
On Monday, August 21, people living in the continental United States will be able to see a total solar eclipse.
Humans...
Who owns the moon?
By Saskia Vermeylen, Lancaster University
Whether you’re into mining, energy or tourism, there are lots of reasons to explore space. Some “pioneers” even believe humanity’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
