Moon
Billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has unveiled a mockup of a new moon lander. Bezos, who is also the founder of rocket company Blue Origin, hopes that ‘Blue Moon’ will help the drive to establish a lunar outpost on the moon within the next five years. If successful, it will be the first time humans have set foot on the moon since 1972.
Humankind has been dreaming of the stars since legends began, and the mystery of space exploration has cemented itself in popular culture. From the pioneering astronauts in the 1950s to our first glimpse of a black hole this year, we continue to make discoveries that were once the stuff of science fiction.
2019 is a bumper year for supermoons, with three occurring in the first three months of the year. Supermoons occur when the moon is both full and as close to the earth as it can be in its orbit. In January 2019, there was a Super Blood Wolf Moon, in February there’s a Super Snow Moon and in March the Super Worm Moon.
A rare “super blood wolf moon” combined three naturally occurring phenomena on January 21st, with a total lunar eclipse, a tint of red from the sun’s rays and at the same time, the moon was at its closest to the earth. People from Brighton to Buenos Aires enjoyed the rare sight, with the next one happening in 2021.
It could pave the way for producing food and oxygen there.
The Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-4 landed on the far side of the moon and transmitted images of the barren landscape back to Earth.
With this century’s longest blood moon on its way we tell you everything you need to know about this incredible spectacle.
Thunderstorms are on the way, and they bring clouds.
Preparation is everything.
'I'm over the moon!'