One of NASA’s spacecraft caught a lunar
One of NASA’s spacecraft caught a lunar transit of the sun. The movie is a must-see.
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Quicktime VR panoramas from the Apollo missions
Quicktime VR panoramas from the Apollo missions to the moon (with audio). These are fantastic.
Letters to George W. Bush from German
Letters to George W. Bush from German citizens attempting to affirm their rights to moon land they have purchased for $19.99 an acre. “If you intend to use my area within the bounds of your intention, to build a moon base or something else on, over, or under the surface of this moon area, you have to contact me personally. This must be absolutely, to clear up under which special conditions I will leave the rights of use to you or the United States of America.”
The issues involved with buying and selling
The issues involved with buying and selling moon dust. Back in 1993, a 200-milligram moon rock was sold for $442,500.
Middle school students in Indiana and Australia
Middle school students in Indiana and Australia are building edible moon rovers, with the idea that if you’re going to ship a car to the moon or Mars, why not have it be edible when you get there?
Google Moon: explore the Apollo landing sites
Google Moon: explore the Apollo landing sites in the Google Maps interface.
Check out the moon illusion for yourself
Check out the moon illusion for yourself this week; it’s the lowest-hanging full moon in 18 years.
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