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For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way – Space.com
How we talk about space exploration shapes the futures we imagine and build.
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Beaver Blood Moon lunar eclipse: The ultimate guide | Space
By Jamie Carter, published 4 days ago The second total lunar eclipse of 2022 will turn the moon a reddish-copper color for 85 minutes on Nov. 8, 2022, though what you’ll see during this safe naked-eye event will depend on your location on the planet. Often colloquially called a Blood Moon, a total lunar eclipse,…
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“A step out of and beyond nature”: Picturing the Moon | Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos
July 22, 2021 by Barbara Orbach Natanson The following is a guest post by Micah Messenheimer, Curator of Photography, Prints & Photographs Division. This week’s anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing provides a perfect opportunity to explore our holdings of lunar photography in the Prints & Photographs Division. From the medium’s beginnings, the moon…
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Climate change and the Moon are teaming up to create record floods on Earth | Salon.com
The Moon’s orbit is “wobbling” — and that plus climate change will wreak havoc on the ground By Matthew Rozsa, Published July 18, 2021 10:00AM (EDT) At the time of this writing, at least 120 people have been confirmed dead because of severe flooding in Western Europe. It is tragically likely that, when this story is…
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Full worm moon will rise Sunday evening; but is it a supermoon?
By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY The moon will look most spectacular just as it appears above the eastern horizon early Sunday evening. Other names for this month’s full moon include the crow, crust, sap, and sugar moon. By some definitions, it’s a supermoon, meaning that it’s a bit closer to the Earth than during an…
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Apollo 17: The Last Men on the Moon
Actual article noted below was published August 24, 2012 04:15pm ET, FYI… The final Apollo mission took the first scientist to the moon. He was also the last man — so far — to set foot on another world. Source: Apollo 17: The Last Men on the Moon
