The looping orbit of 2004 GU9 around Earth. | Credit: Data source: HORIZONS System, JPL, NASA, created by wiki user:Phoenix7777 Usually, things in space are given two names. One is formal and the other is fun. That makes sense. Researchers need precise nomenclature to ensure that their exoplanet catalogs and black hole references are consistent, … Read more
The 2020s have seen many moon landing attempts, although several have crashed or fallen over. With all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the moon, both commercial interests and scientists will benefit. The moon is ideal for researchers to build telescopes that they can’t place on Earth, because it doesn’t have as … Read more
The 2020s have seen many moon landing attempts, although several have crashed or fallen over. With all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the moon, both commercial interests and scientists will benefit. The moon is ideal for researchers to build telescopes that they can’t place on Earth, because it doesn’t have as … Read more
Space scientists are eager to protect the possibility of doing astronomy from the moon. Plans are in the works to deploy astronomical hardware on the lunar landscape, such as super-cooled infrared telescopes, an array of gravitational wave detectors, large Arecibo-style radio telescopes, and even peek-a-boo instruments tuned to look for evidence of aliens “out there.” … Read more