We own the Moon?
Michael Stevens aka Vsauce tells us that the 1979 Moon Treaty says that no one can own any part of outer space. This treaty has only few countries that have signed it, but most of the countries have...
View ArticleScience in 9.99 s: microwave ovens, the dark side of the Moon and blue sky
Minute Physics is at it again: science in under 10 seconds. 9.99s videos are enough to get a broad image and to understand some phenomenons. You only need to check more if you need more info....
View ArticleHow do we know the moon landing isn’t fake?
Fraser Cain, from Universe Today, reminded us about the fact that Phil Plait already explained why the humans really went to the Moon and why Fox was wrong when airing a conspiracy crap that was...
View ArticleHow big is the Moon?
The Moon surface would cover Europe, US, China, Brasil and South Africa. It is the firth largest moon in the solar system and it is bigger than the dwarf planet Pluto. Also, the Moon is about 1/81th...
View ArticleWhat would happen if we would live on the Moon?
Well, not many good things actually, as there is no air in there, sun’s radiation would boil everything and the nights cold would freeze everything. Also, the gravity is three times smaller than on...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t the sun steal the Moon?
Because it is in Earth’s gravitational well or in Earths Hill sphere which goes up to 1.5 million kilometers out in space. From this sphere you can only get away if you break the escape velocity. For...
View ArticleThe Moon: is has a tail and we would have a catastrophic planet without it
The Moon has a tail made up of sodium atoms very thinly dispersed throughout the small Moon exosphere. Moons atmosphere, called exosphere, is so rare that when it is full Moon and it is between us and...
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Aliens invaded the Moon on July 20th 1969
What a day. That day changed the face of the Moon and of the Universe. It was the day when aliens first invaded the Moon: July 20th 1969. Via IFL Science.
View ArticleSpace edition: Earth without the Moon and the Mars Space Exploration Vehicle
Without the Moon we would have a short day, since the planet would spin faster. A day would be only 6 hours long. Also, without the Moon the tilt of Earth would vary so much that seasons would be...
View ArticleWhat f the Moon where at the distance the ISS is?
The Moon is at about 384000 km distance from Earth. That’s a pretty big distance and it tidaly locked with our planet so that it will alwyas show the same face to our planet and, because of this, the...
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