Tag: moon

Umbra, Penumbra and Antumbra

October 9, 2021

The light emitted by a light source, like any other opaque object, casts shadows from the moon and earth into space. Each shadow has 3 different regions: amber, penumbra, and antumbra.Umbrella / amber is the dark core of the shadow. Imagine a light source and an object casting a shadow. If you are standing under…

VIPER – Moon Mission of NASA

October 4, 2021

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land at the western end of the ‘Noble crater’ at the Moon’s South Pole by the end of 2023. The availability of ground water will be confirmed. The Viper will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon-heavy rocket.The Moon’s South Pole is one of the coldest regions in…

Why is the moon so red?

September 26, 2021

A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes between the moon and the sun and no sunlight reaches the moon. This phenomenon occurs on full moon days. But not every full moon has a lunar eclipse because the Earth has a 5 degree inclination between the path of the Sun and the path of the…

What is Supermoon?

September 23, 2021

When the moon appears larger and much brighter compared to its normal size. It is therefore called the Supermoon, and researchers believe that the Moon’s size will increase by about 14 percent during this time compared to its normal size, and that its brightness will be 30 percent higher than before. In this case, the…

LOON ELEVATOR – The Future

September 9, 2021

A cable anchored to the lunar surface would stretch most of the 400,000km (250,000 miles) home. It couldn’t be directly attached to the Earth, due to the relative motions of the two objects, but it could terminate high in Earth orbit. That would have the added benefit of placing it above the bulk of our…

Apollo Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory cases closed by ISRO for ever.

September 6, 2021

Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter has been sending high resolution images of the Moon and other scientific data to Earth for two years. ISRO is conducting an online Lunar Science Workshop on Septemper 6-7. In addition, data and images collected by Chandrayaan 2 orbiter will be made available in the public domain. Chandrayaan 2 was mentioned in…

Clouds around the moon

August 23, 2021

This is called a halo or 22 degree halos.This halo of light. View around the Sun or the Moon at an angle of about 22 degrees.High and thin cirrus clouds were moving through the sky. These clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals.The halos we see are caused by refraction, or diffraction of light, reflected…

Why do moths fly to night bulbs and other light sources?

August 16, 2021

The dangerous attraction between night bulbs and moths is as complex as Romeo’s intense passion for Juliet. Moths that fly into the light are easily eaten by other creatures, such as lizards, and can die from extreme heat. Not only light bulbs but also butterflies in the fire and lanterns fly in the same direction…