Hacker News with Generative AI: Moon

"We're going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction." (arstechnica.com)
Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years.

Space Exploration, Mars, Moon

10 points by rntn 15 days ago | 5 comments

Moon (ciechanow.ski)
In the vastness of empty space surrounding Earth, the Moon is our closest celestial neighbor.

Space, Astronomy, Earth, Moon

3128 points by todsacerdoti 32 days ago | 250 comments

Trump may cancel NASA's powerful SLS Moon rocket – here's what that would mean (theconversation.com)
Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumours and speculation have circulated that Nasa’s giant Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat.

Space Exploration, Politics, NASA, Moon

6 points by amichail 46 days ago | 1 comments

Bury me on the moon, preferably on the far side (scientificamerican.com)
I want to be buried on the moon.

Space Exploration, Death, Moon

22 points by mr_tyzic 50 days ago | 133 comments

Will plants grow on the moon? (worldsensorium.com)
Three humble plants from Earth will soon travel to a new home on the moon.

Space Exploration, Botany, Moon, Plants

85 points by dnetesn 74 days ago | 72 comments

The tiniest of impact craters (jatan.space)
Small meteorites constantly bombard the Moon and create micro-sized craters.

Space, Astronomy, Moon, Impact Craters

10 points by vinnyglennon 92 days ago | 5 comments

A Photo of the Moon (thisiscolossal.com)
Following four days of continuous observation, Darya Kawa Mirza captured the moon and its rugged surface in exceptional detail.

Photography, Space, Moon

95 points by surprisetalk 102 days ago | 34 comments

Effect of Covid-19 global lockdown on our Moon (academic.oup.com)
Systematic investigation of lunar night-time temperatures can possibly be thought as a stable platform to study Earth's radiation budget and climate change as advocated earlier by several researchers. In this study, we report an interesting observation possibly of changing Earth's climate as experienced by the Moon, utilizing a rare and novel context of COVID-19 global lockdown.

Climate Change, Moon, Science, COVID-19

19 points by benryon 108 days ago | 3 comments

Earth has caught a 'second moon' (space.com)

Space, Astronomy, Earth, Moon

41 points by divbzero 109 days ago | 37 comments

NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover: Never used, one previous owner (economist.com)
NASA HAS big plans for the Moon. By the end of the decade, it wants to send humans back to the lunar surface. Before then, though, it intends to send probes to look for ice at its south pole. This ice carries enormous scientific value. It could shed light on how Earth acquired its liquid water; it is also ripe for conversion into rocket propellant.

Space Exploration, NASA, Moon, Lunar Exploration, Science

145 points by helsinkiandrew 111 days ago | 78 comments

There's Nothing 'Super' about a Supermoon (scientificamerican.com)
On September 17 Earth will be treated to a “supermoon.” If you believe the hype, the full moon will appear huge in the sky and will be so bright you will be able to drive at night without headlights.

Astronomy, Science, Moon

3 points by LinuxBender 125 days ago | 0 comments

Juice rerouted to Venus in first lunar-Earth flyby (esa.int)

Space Exploration, Astronomy, Venus, Moon

101 points by janpot 150 days ago | 44 comments

Meteorites give the Moon its thin atmosphere (arstechnica.com)

Moon, Atmosphere, Space, Science

36 points by Brajeshwar 152 days ago | 13 comments

NASA investigation finds Boeing hindering Americans' return to moon (flyingmag.com)

Space Exploration, NASA, Boeing, Moon

478 points by hobermallow 158 days ago | 383 comments

Lunar Lava Tube Revealed Beneath Collapsed Pit (eos.org)