Artemis II Astronauts Capture Side of the Moon That's Rarely Seen

The Artemis II crew are the first people to ever see the full Orientale Basin

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The new space race: Why the U.S. and China are racing to the moon
NASA's Artemis program has drawn attention for its plan to send astronauts around the moon. But behind that mission is a broader strategic push: a renewed race between the United States and China to return humans to the lunar surface.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-race-us-china-moon-9.7150635?cmp=rss
The barren surface of the Moon lies silent and timeless, shaped by countless impacts over billions of years. Each crater holds a fragment of cosmic history. As Artemis II begins its journey with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, they will travel around the Moon, bringing humans closer to its surface than anyone has been in over 50 years since Apollo 17.

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Photographer Recreates Iconic Shot of E.T. Crossing the Moon

E.T. phone home.

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Mountain Formations and Moonquakes

Here I go over the formation of mountains and seismic moonquakes on the lunar surface. This video also features closeups of the surface and maps.

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https://youtube.com/shorts/oi-5quJfuRM?si=mnTaE6L-AQhI4H0_

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La véritable cause de l’érosion lunaire n’est pas le vent solaire, selon une nouvelle recherche

Pendant des décennies, on a cru que le vent solaire était le grand responsable de l’arrachage des atomes à la surface de la Lune.

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The Eternal Companion, Once Again (11/24)

MC 3M-5CA 500mmf8 @ APS-C = 800mm
tripot
Canon R100 APS-C
80ms,f/8,ISO 100-200
single shot, color grading, slight sharpening

My best moonshot so far, in my opinion. Feedback and tips for improvement are welcome. It is damn hard to nail the focus with this lens, also with focus-peaking. There is always some kind of luck involved here. The focus lottery so to say :-)


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Moonlit Craterscape Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM #photography #canon #mooncloseup #astrophotography #lunarsurface #mooncraters #halfmoon #cosmicbeauty #telescopicview #nightphotography #moonwatchers #space_lovers #nightskycaptures #celestialbody #moonmagic #sky_perfection #spacephotography

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