Sentences with phrase «of moon»

Gary Greenberg, a research affiliate at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, took this 3 - D stereo image (cross your eyes slightly until there are three images, then focus on the center) of a single grain of moon sand (magnified here about 300 times).

• New Scientist, costing 35 pence, reports the discovery of a moon orbiting Pluto and that Pluto should be reclassified as a «minor planet»

Children and teenagers loved this telescope in reviews and were able to see spectacular views of the moon, the planets, and other space highlights.

It's a perfect beginner telescope for children that offers stunning views of the moon and space.

From the origin of the universe (big bang), to the origin of the moon (big collision), to the origin of lunar craters (meteor strikes), to the demise of the dinosaurs (asteroid impact), to the numerous sudden downfalls of civilizations documented by Jared Diamond in his 2005 book Collapse, catastrophism is alive and well in mainstream science.

For one thing, its surface was too young — nothing like the antique landscapes of our moon or Mars, whose craters date back billions of years to the early days of the solar system.

Beneath the water and sediment, the impact scar looks strikingly similar to Schrödinger crater on the far side of the moon.

And then there is what I regard as Cassini's most profound discovery of all: at the south pole of the moon Enceladus, more than 100 geysers spouting from an underground ocean that could be home to extraterrestrial organisms.

It fits into standard 1.25 inch telescopes and makes it super simple for you to get great photos of the moon, stars, planets.

Through vivid pictures and engaging explanations, children will learn about many of the Moon's mysteries.

Yes — well, you're not alone, and there's actually good reason for you to, because the surface of the Moon is nearly devoid of strong colors in comparison to what we're used to here on Earth.

This experiment was just one part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), the only comprehensive set of moon - based studies humans have ever conducted.

He wrote more than 100 books on physics, mathematics and astronomy, among other fields, and is believed to be the first to explain how our brains create the illusion of the moon appearing larger near the horizon.

If small craters have been erased by an impact half a moon away, that could mean some of the surface is older than it looks, potentially changing scientists» interpretations of the moon's history (SN: 6/11/16, p. 10).

If there is anything new under the sun it has to be this — and delightfully, it's the domain of the moon.

Discovering molecular hydrogen on the moon was a surprise result from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission, which crash - landed the LCROSS satellite's spent Centaur rocket at 5,600 miles per hour into the Cabeus crater in the permanently shadowed region of the moon.

Take and share amazing pictures of the moon, stars, galaxies, and our universe.

It's an ideal way to explain the science behind the shape of the Moon and many other concepts.

The finding suggests that some of the moon's history might need rethinking.

Stevenson, Buffett and other researchers suspect that the theory of the moon's fiery birth might also solve the problem of how Earth kept its geodynamo running before the inner core formed: Much of the impact energy of primordial collisions, like the one that may have caused the moon to form, would have been converted into heat, liquefying Earth's interior.

Get a beautiful, glowing model of the moon that includes an authentically detailed 3 - D lunar landscape and shows the moon's 12 main phases.

Some smaller impact craters appear filled in with the material, potentially reshaping our understanding of the moon's history.

This stunning bracelet shows the seven phases of the moon in a trendy design.

Hang this illuminated, giant moon on the wall and explore the authentically detailed 3 - D lunar landscape that automatically shows the 12 main phases of the moon.

The idea that a Mars - size body smashed into Earth roughly 4.5 billion years ago was first proposed in the 1970s, in an effort to explain the uncanny resemblance of moon rocks to terrestrial ones.

In research that may prove useful to future lunar explorers, scientists from Brown University have created the first quantitative map of water and its chemical building blocks trapped in the uppermost portion of the Moon's soil.

This is a geological map of the south polar region of the moon.

Protoplanet collisions with a young Earth may have led to the birth of our moon and could have kick - started the geodynamo that makes life here possible.

The Ryanwayland Moon Phase Astronomy and Space watch shows the amazing phases of the Moon.

The planetary architecture that provides Earth's sheltering field has been broadly understood for several decades now: a solid - iron inner core roughly the size of the moon, surrounded by a 1,400 - mile - thick outer core of liquid iron and nickel, with 1,800 miles of solid mantle above, topped by a crust of slowly drifting tectonic plates.

The oldest - known map of the moon from naked eye observations, drawn by English physician and physicist William Gilbert and not published until 1651 in his De mundo nostro sublunari philosophia nova (New Sublunary Philosophy of the World).

(Halley based his calculations on a mistaken result by Isaac Newton regarding the relative masses of the moon and Earth, leading Halley to grossly underestimate Earth's mass.)

Like its darker - colored cousin shown above, this white wristband watch offers a stunning view of the moon's different phases.

To date, students have completed a model of the solar system, a demonstration on how blood works, a diagram of the phases of the moon using oreo cookies, a bollywood dance performance and more.

Following the directive by the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, to the effect that the Ramadan fast continues today as a result of the non-sighting of the moon, the Federal Government has declared Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July, 2016 as Public Holiday.

Jon had moved to Vermont from Westchester County, N.Y., back in the summer of the Moon landing and Woodstock, 1969.

Experts appearing include Anjana Ahuja, science writer for The Times, Dr Kevin Fong, Co-Director of the Centre for Aviation Space, UCL Professor Gerard de Groot, author of Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent madness of the American Lunar Quest and Sima Adya, Space Missions Scientist.

The prime minister has picked Pink Floyd's seminal 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon as his favourite record of all time.

Another method, if one goal was to smooth out sudden generational shifts, would be to appoint some larger pool of full Justices, not acting as subs, but as a full rotating roster, [something like one of those watches or clocks that shows phases of the moon], advancing by one justice per trial.)

One of them tells me his last job was working on Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

In eird, other side of the moon, sort of way, Michel is bandaging up some of his credibility problems,.

• Reaction to changing phases of the moon.

I remember in the middle of one night, I lay nursing Coleton by the light of the moon.

One of the most interesting statistics we kept in 2017 was the number of babies born during the different phases of the moon.

An alternative name for Artemis (the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology), Phoebe symbolizes the moon in poetry.

Nancy Owen, an RN who runs a postpartum support group at Millard Fillmore Hospital near Buffalo, NY brought the quilt to the showing of The Dark Side of the Moon and then to the staff on the postpartum unit.

Chandra, the goddess of the moon is usually described by believers as a young and beautiful (red hot and sexy) deity with two arms carrying a club and a lotus in each.

It was the name of the Roman Goddess of the moon, virginity and hunting.

Cynthia (and Kynthia) is a nickname for Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt in Greek mythology (and Artemis lived on this aforementioned mountain).

Due to the fast movement of moon, the Hindu community prefers their Baby Names According to Rashi.