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- Recognition at last for Tom Bacon, the scientist you’ve never heard of who helped put men on the moon Sat, 2 Nov 24, 10:00pmCambridge home of the engineer who developed fuel system used on Apollo 11 is to receive a blue plaque
- Decolonizing the Moon Sun, 31 Dec 23, 5:00amNASA has yet to respond. The post Decolonizing the Moon first appeared on Watts Up With That?.
- Let’s sort the Earth out first before reaching for other planets | Letters Mon, 22 Jul 19, 2:25amReaders respond to the 50th anniversary of the moon landings and the future of space explorationMy husband and I felt a little discombobulated when we read “The moon was once a frontier...
- Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is almost ready to launch into outer space Thu, 12 Oct 17, 1:37amAfter over a decade in development, Virgin Galactic, a private space travel service founded by billionaire Richard Branson, is almost ready to enter orbit. “We are hopefully about three months before we are in space, maybe...
- It’s not just rightwingers – gannets hate wind farms too | Patrick Barkham Tue, 29 Sep 15, 3:15amSwooping birds are under threat from wind turbines. Clean energy is good for us, bad for themA gannet flying low over the ocean is an awesome sight. In a big swell, these brilliant-white seabirds seem to hug the contours...
- The Moon Could Meet the World’s Energy Needs for the Next 10,000 Years Fri, 8 Aug 14, 12:00amMining the moon to meet our energy needs may sound like the plot from a sci-fi movie, but China is considering doing exactly that. Helium 3 is an extremely valuable isotope that could be used in clean fusion plants to generate...
- How the Moon Could Meet the World’s Energy Needs for the Next 10,000 Years Thu, 7 Aug 14, 10:00pmMining the moon to meet our energy needs may sound like the plot from a sci-fi movie, but China is considering doing exactly that. Helium 3 is an extremely valuable isotope that could be used in clean fusion plants to generate...
- Why Wi-Fi is Faster on the Moon than at Your Local Coffee Shop Fri, 30 May 14, 5:30amScientists from MIT and NASA recently demonstrated the new Wi-Fi connectivity on the moon, and it's faster than the service that most of us get here on Earth! Given that there hasn't been a human on the lunar surface since...
- Nosigner’s Lunar LED Lamp Places the Light of the Moon in Your Hands Thu, 30 Jun 11, 6:20amIf you’ve ever been told to reach for the moon, we have the perfect light for you. Japanese designer Nosigner has created a gorgeous spherical lamp that puts the whole moon in the palm of your hands. Inspired by the...