Mastodawn

LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) found a newly (well 2 years ago) formed crater on the moon, and it's the biggest one it's observed so far. It's 225m across and you'd expect less than one of those a century on the moon, so it got lucky!

Paper (PDF) here (with photos): https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/1896.pdf
#astronomy #moon #LunarScience

AlcorNews 3h ago

AxEMU, la nouvelle combi lunaire d’Axiom Space, entre en phase finale avant Artemis : retour du vrai scaphandre lunaire depuis Apollo
https://dailygeekshow.com/?p=1007188 #Space #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #Artemis #NASA #Moon #NewSpace

L'AxEMU d'Axiom Space, première combinaison lunaire depuis Apollo, entre en phase finale avant les missions Artemis

Après plus d'un demi-siècle sans révolution majeure, la combinaison lunaire AxEMU d'Axiom Space entre dans sa phase finale de qualification. Conçue pour les pôles glacés de la Lune et les rigueurs du vide spatial, ce vaisseau individuel va bientôt affronter les tests les plus exigeants de son existence.

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Richard A Carter 3h ago

The piercing perfection of the newly crescent Moon, and the brilliance of Venus.

#moon #venus #photography #evening #silentSunday

TheSnoopySnoop 3h ago

A very interesting night sky tonight.

1. Waxing crescent Moon 6.5% illuminated

2. Pleiades very close to the moon

3. Venus shining bright

#moon #moonhour #photography #astrophotography #nikonphotography

Holly 4h ago

S'mores on the Moon

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-plans-to-start-a-fire-on-the-moon-in-first-of-its-kind-experiment-2000747964?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

#stem #science #space #engineering #interesting #NASA #moon

NASA Plans to Start a Fire on the Moon in First-of-Its-Kind Experiment

As humanity prepares to land on the moon in future Artemis missions, NASA's combustion tests will be critical to assuring astronaut safety.

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Philippe Smet 4h ago

Family picture of the #Moon (with Earthshine) and the open star cluster #Pleiades (M45/Seven Sister) just below. The bright 'star' right below is the planet #Venus. If you want to locate #Uranus, it is straight above the church tower, about halfway between Moon and Venus.

Santiago Andrés Triana 4h ago

The #moon is very close to the #Pleiades today. With strong #Earthshine too. Here's a #timelapse as it sets.
If you pay close attention you can see the relative motion of the moon against the stars.
#astrophotography #science #astronomy

Andrea Clayton Vail 4h ago

Tonight's #moon sliver

Haus der Astronomie 5h ago

Ihr seht gerade die schmale #Mondsichel am Westhimmel? Es lohnt sich, mit einem Fernglas hinzuschauen, sie steht nämlich direkt oberhalb der #Plejaden!

#Astronomie #Astronomy #Moon #Pleiades

banyuken 5h ago

#moon right now, from my garden. Samsung s25 ultra