Earth's Moon

What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 May 2018 14:12:45 +0000

What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared? Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/07/2018 - 08:12

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

From Popular Science: The moon is more than just a pretty face to gaze upon at night. It helps direct our ocean currents and tides, the movement of Earth’s atmosphere and climate, and even the tilt of our planet’s axis.

So what would happen to Earth, and us, if it promptly disappeared without notice? Would we survive it? Sadly, probably not.

Right away, we would notice that “nighttime” would be significantly darker. The moon’s surface reflects the sun’s light, brightening our night sky. Without that indirect glow, any areas that don’t have access to artificial light, like country roads or wooded campsites, would become far riskier to travel through at night. Read more...

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NASA Shapes Science Plan for Deep-Space Outpost Near the Moon

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:56:48 +0000

NASA Shapes Science Plan for Deep-Space Outpost Near the Moon Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/15/2018 - 08:56

David Leonard

From Space.com: NASA is pressing forward on plans to build a Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, an outpost for astronauts positioned in the space near Earth's moon.

According to NASA, the Gateway will not only be a place to live, learn and work around the moon but will also support an array of missions to the lunar surface. And scientists foresee a host of uses for the station.

By making use of a suite of instruments housed on or inside the structure itself, or free-flying nearby, scientists could make Earth and solar observations.They could also carry out astrophysics and fundamental physics experiments as well as human physiology and space biology studies. Read more...

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