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The 4 ways we know that the Moon landings were real

The 4 ways we know that the Moon landings were real

Published by Jenni Sidey

With the launch of Artemis II in April of 2026, humans are finally set to add to the historical precedent set in the late 1960s and early 1970s: a return to the Moon. Prior to their expected arrival at our nearest neighboring planetary body, expected to occur after just over a four day journey, a gap of more than 50 years persisted between human visits to the Moon. During the Apollo era, only 24 people ever flew to the vicinity of the Moon, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth to do so. Twelve of those travelers, on six independent missions, actually set foot on the lunar surface. Many artifacts have been left behind on the Moon during that time: flags, photographs, seismometers, mirrors, and even vehicles, while those same humans brought back rocks, dirt, and actual pieces of the Moon. (An autonomous sample return mission, from the lunar far side, was also conducted by China earlier this decade.) Of everyone still alive today, fewer than 25% are old enough to have memories of …

FAA restricts some landings in San Francisco

FAA restricts some landings in San Francisco

Published by Sam Flores

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is restricting the landing of some flights at San Francisco International Airport, the agency said Tuesday. In a statement, the FAA said the airport “will experience some flight delays due to a runway repaving project and an FAA safety measure.” The agency added in the statement that its safety measure… Source link

The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings

The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings

Published by skeptic

The supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5 as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al. This two-toned sphere is evidence of a rare double-detonating supernova, captured by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Astronomers at the University of New South Wales in Canberra, Australia, think the spectacular ball of gas and dust formed when a white dwarf star – which may have once been like our sun but ran out of nuclear fuel long ago – exploded after it siphoned helium from another star. The initial explosion happened around 300 years ago, and could have been one of the brightest objects in the southern hemisphere’s night sky if the sun hadn’t blocked the view from Earth. Starship explosion James Temple Photography It has been a mixed year for SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, which the firm’s CEO Elon Musk hopes will eventually ferry astronauts to Mars. While the rocket had a successful orbital test flight in August, …