Hacker News with Generative AI: Moon

Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was minus 280° F (arstechnica.com)
The Athena spacecraft was not exactly flying blind as it approached the lunar surface one week ago.

Space Exploration, Moon, Temperature, Science

35 points by rbanffy 20 days ago | 1 comments

NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon (nasa.gov)
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.

Space Exploration, NASA, Navigation, Technology, Moon

315 points by sohkamyung 29 days ago | 168 comments

Put a data center on the moon? (ieee.org)
Lonestar Data Holdings is sending a test mission, aiming to safeguard valuable data

Space Exploration, Data Storage, Technology, Moon

76 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 170 comments

Data Centers on the Moon: Genius or Foolhardy? (ieee.org)
Tomorrow, 26 February, SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Intuitive Machines mission that will stay on the surface of the moon for approximately three weeks before returning to Earth. Among other things, the Intuitive Machines lander contains a mini data center, massing just 1 kilogram and containing 8 terabytes of SSD storage. This belongs to Lonestar Data Holdings and is part of a proof-of-concept mission meant to bring moon-based data centers closer to reality.

Space Exploration, Data Centers, Technology, Moon

7 points by jnord 36 days ago | 0 comments

Days before landing, Blue Ghost spacecraft shares close-ups of the moon (cnn.com)

Space Exploration, Spacecraft, Moon

3 points by MilnerRoute 37 days ago | 0 comments

Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes (cnn.com)

Space Exploration, Geology, Moon

91 points by pseudolus 54 days ago | 73 comments

"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 89 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 106 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 121 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 125 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 148 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 167 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 177 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 183 days ago | 3 comments

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

Space, Astronomy, Earth, Moon

41 points by divbzero 183 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 186 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 199 days ago | 0 comments

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

Space Exploration, Astronomy, Venus, Moon

101 points by janpot 225 days ago | 44 comments

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

Moon, Atmosphere, Space, Science

36 points by Brajeshwar 227 days ago | 13 comments

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

Space Exploration, NASA, Boeing, Moon

478 points by hobermallow 233 days ago | 383 comments

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