Without a magnetic field, the Moon’s surface is exposed to solar wind. These could have been depositing resources like water and potential rocket fuel on the Moon’s surface for billions of years.
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The triple whammy of the moon’s wobble, sea level rise and more intense storms will bring worse tidal floods into coastal communities in the 2030s. This includes in Australia.
Mars, Venus and the crescent Moon will all come together in the sky just after sunset on Tuesday.
Test out scientific ideas, connect with your ancestors or just marvel at the beauty of nature.
Several current programs aim at sending humans back to the Moon. What would be the purpose, and what are the real prospects?
A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America on May 26.
This Wednesday night, everywhere in Australia will have a box seat for a spectacular total eclipse of the Moon.
In the early morning of May 26, 2021, there will be a super blood-red lunar eclipse. The show will be spectacular and can all be explained by the orbits of the Earth and Moon.
In the coming decades, governments and private companies will set up permanent bases on the Moon and Mars. And at some point, the first galactic baby will be born.
April 26 is the first supermoon of the year.
Sea level is still rising, and when that lunar cycle starts upward again, it will mean double trouble for places like Miami.
Uncle Segar is an expert on many things including the land, sea and sky. This knowledge is then captured in his artworks.
According to Google Trends, Moon-related searches are up by more than 60% over the past week in Australia. We asked an expert in astrophysics to answer your Moon questions.
The effects of the pandemic and recent engineering concerns with the new and still unflown Space Launch System may delay the Artemis programme.
The Moon is not only a guide to the best time to fish and plant food, it also provides evidence of a long connection between the people on different islands in the Torres Strait.
Young fish need to find food to grow, but avoid being eaten themselves. That dance for survival is linked to moonlight, which has implications for fisheries management everywhere.
SpaceX is due to test fly its Starship in the coming days.
Who cares what happens to bootprints on the Moon? All humans should. And thankfully the US Congress and president agree.
Over the coming decade, the arrival of constellations of small satellites will reshape the space industry. It constitutes a paradigm shift, particularly in terms of data gathering and processing.
Starship’s groundbreaking design will help it land safely on Mars one day.
Top contributors
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria and Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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Podcast host, The Conversation
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
