@n8foo@macaw.social2026-09-19 02:59:51
Wow! "comet or asteroid the size of a three- to six-story building" ☄️
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/
@n8foo@macaw.social2026-09-19 02:59:51
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-18 22:45:17
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted a massive new crater on the Moon
that scientists say was created in a rare, once-in-a-century impact.
The newly named McGetchin crater is 728 feet wide
— about the length of two football fields
— and 141 feet deep, NASA said in a release.
It is the largest newly formed impact crater ever found in the solar system.
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu2026-10-17 09:41:02
"Forgive me. The New Moon, as they say, gives rise to reflection."
#ANightInTheLonesomeOctober
@servelan@newsie.social2026-08-19 22:11:33
New NASA Images Reveal Crater Left Behind by SpaceX Rocket Impact on the Moon
https://gizmodo.com/new-nasa-images-reveal-crater-left-behind-by-spacex-rocket-impact-on-the-moon-2000800562
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-16 21:34:55
American troops need to prepare for combat not only in Earth’s orbit but
around the moon,
Donald Trump’s top military adviser said on Wednesday,
looking ahead to a new frontier in warfare
after the US revealed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space.
Gen Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told service members and industry figures at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference outside Washington that
the US military should adapt now …
@stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza2026-10-06 13:31:25
A Buried Volcano on the Moon Hints At An Ancient Lunar Dynamo - Universe Today
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-buried-volcano-on-the-moon-hints-at-an-ancient-lunar-dynamo
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng2026-08-15 13:47:10
Last night, to make the most of the combination of the still almost New Moon (only 5% illuminated), clear sky/weather, Milky Way alignment/visibility and still near-peak Perseids meteor shower (with ~50 per hour), I spent three hours alone in one of the darkest places within easy reach and with absolutely great views across a lake to boot...
Here's a short time lapse animation of the Milky Way rotating over the Alps near Füssen from around 23:30 - midnight... 290 frames, each 15 second…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-09-16 19:13:29
A new 222-m diameter lunar crater / New lunar crater reveals extensive distal regolith modification: #Moon Crater: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/ and https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/1501
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-10-13 10:01:47
SpaceXSI launches a unified X Subscription bundling Grok, Cursor, and X Premium, with tiers at $8, $30, $100, and $200 per month; the $30 tier includes Grok Bot (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2284943/x-subscription-bundles-premium-grok-cursor/
@djghettoredneck@mastodon.djghettoredneck.com2026-09-29 04:44:05
I'm watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 5x22 "Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!" https://trakt.tv/shows/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure/seasons/5/episodes/22
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-09-30 13:20:41
Amazon says Fire TV now offers integrated live content from 40 apps, like YouTube TV and DirecTV, and plans a Music app with podcasts and concerts in the fall (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2273042/amazons-new-f…
@davej@dice.camp2026-09-08 01:10:36
Renaming geography’s an odd hobby, granted, but fair enough—school shootings probably got so bad that he's run out of children to rape. https://mstdn.party/@mcspocky/117232700660225889
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-10-17 00:31:28
Looks like the full #moon ... but isn't: it's an image from the #JANUS camera on Jupiter-bound #JUICE from the September Earth fly-by with a slightly un-earthly viewing angle - more new pictures in https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2026/say-cheese-juice-snaps-flyby-photos-of-earth-and-moon
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-09-30 13:21:25
Amazon says Fire TV now offers integrated live content from 40 apps, like YouTube TV and DirecTV, and plans a Music app with podcasts and concerts in the fall (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2273042/amazons-new-f…
@djghettoredneck@mastodon.djghettoredneck.com2026-10-05 05:07:35
I'm watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 5x33 "Gravity of the New Moon" #JoJosBizarreAdventure
@seav@en.osm.town2026-08-15 07:07:18
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-27 20:06:56
A protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA’s first Artemis moonshot could drastically cut the radiation exposure of lunar astronauts during severe solar storms.
Scientists reported Wednesday on the radiation-shielding vest worn around the moon by a female test dummy in 2022.
No one was aboard that Artemis I debut flight, which paved the way for humanity’s long-awaited return to the moon in April by a flyby crew of four.
Radiation remains one of the biggest threats to a…
@mpsgoettingen@academiccloud.social2026-08-28 12:12:49
From tiny glass beads and a lunar map to #Mercury: New study indirectly determines SiO2-content of Mercury’s surface. With 37 %, it is much less abundant than thought. Mercury’s crust must have formed by extreme volcanism. https://www.…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-10-15 01:54:01
Thrust Faulting and the Late-stage Contraction of the Moon: #Moon Is Shrinking: https://airandspace.si.edu/newsroom/press-releases/new-study-reveals-how-much-moon-shrinking
@djghettoredneck@mastodon.djghettoredneck.com2026-10-05 05:30:09
I'm watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 5x34 "See Moon (1)" #JoJosBizarreAdventure
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-09-17 01:27:35
Potential sighting of the new big #Moon crater in archival amateur images: https://www.astrode.de/mondflug2/9neuer16j26.htm - nothing there until and including 14 May 2024 which (together with LRO's observations) would reduce the impact time interval to a mere week.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-10-03 13:48:43
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Lætitia Sadier:
🎵 New Moon
#LætitiaSadier
https://laetitiasadier.bandcamp.com/track/new-moon
https://open.spotify.com/track/4smCbY0g4CpFIIwtE3VBUI
@hex@kolektiva.social2026-09-07 19:24:32
It's actually crazier than that. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-rename-new-mexico-claims-moon-is-ours-12410814
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-09-17 21:29:28
RE: #Moon!
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-10-04 10:20:37
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (Selam Gebrekidan/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/261004/p6#a261004p6
@stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza2026-07-21 19:38:50
800 Million Years Ago, a Catastrophic Asteroid Breakup Rained Fire on the Inner Solar System - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/articles/800-million-years-ago-a-catastrophic-asteroid-breakup-rained-fire-…
@djghettoredneck@mastodon.djghettoredneck.com2026-09-29 05:51:54
I'm watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 5x25 "Bohemian Ecstatic (1)" #JoJosBizarreAdventure
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-09-02 20:41:09
And the state of the debate about (details of) the origin of the #Moon ... today - Collisional Capture of an Intact Moon Depends on Strength: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae91e9 -> SwRI-led modeling identifies new scenarios for Moon formation: https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-led-modeling-identifies-new-scenarios-moon-formation
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-25 23:26:00
'I'm over the moon': New York's small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape (Christopher Mathias/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/zohran-mamdani-small-business-policies
http://www.memeorandum.com/260725/p63#a260725p63
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-08-09 22:51:43
Astronomy from Corrulón (Spain) on the morning of 9 August 2/3: the Moon 3 1/2 days before being as new as it gets and totall eclipsing the Sun from here.
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-27 00:14:50
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Nada Surf:
🎵 Moon Mirror
#NadaSurf
https://nadasurf.bandcamp.com/track/new-propeller
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-08-31 22:33:10
The SiO2 abundance on the surfaces of the Moon and #Mercury: https://planetary-research.org/article/view/226 -> Mercury’s Crust Formed by Extreme Volcanism: https://www.mps.mpg.de/mercury-s-crust-formed-by-extreme-volcanism - a new study uses an indirect approach to determine the silicon dioxide content of Mercury’s surface.
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-09-22 17:28:35
The role of disruptive impacts on ocean generation and longevity in icy moons: #Moons Gain or Lose Their Ability to Sustain Life: https://www.astro.umd.edu/news-events/news/marc-neveu-simulates-icy-moon-cosmic-crashes-frozen-oceans - a study found that catastrophic collisions between icy moons barely disturb the hidden oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, offering new insights into life beyond Earth.
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-08-22 23:42:00
A new perspective on the 12 August Total #SolarEclipse, from a Russian weather satellite on a #Molniya orbit, showing Europe (with few clouds in Spain while Iceland is invisible) from above, in contrast to the slant view from a geostationary wx sat, with the Moon's #umbra proceeding south: two processed stills from the animation https://x.com/conspiracyslyr/status/2091012490360471586 - which lead yet another link-a-thon with more eclipse stuff at the bottom of https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/allgemeines-live-blog-ab-dem-21-august-2026/
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-26 13:14:44
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Nada Surf:
🎵 Moon Mirror
#NadaSurf
https://nadasurf.bandcamp.com/track/new-propeller