Science Artemis (1 Viewer)

[twobullz]

Pretty sure they can just watch a old episode of Big Bang Theory and they explain how to fix the toilet issue.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[crandc]

MAGA very upset a Canadian among the Artemis crew. Especially after he spoke French. Why is Canadian going to "our moon"?

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[THE HCP]

That moon footage is amazing!

 

[THE HCP]

Honest question….. why doesn’t the moon rotate? Why do we always see the same side?

 

[crandc]

Honest question….. why doesn’t the moon rotate? Why do we always see the same side?

Gravitational lock.
When not in middle of Blazers game I will go into detail.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[PDXFonz]

Honest question….. why doesn’t the moon rotate? Why do we always see the same side?

Because it doesn’t want to.

It actually does, but it rotates at the same amount that it orbits; if you’ve ever heard that the moon is “tidally locked” in orbit to the earth - this is what it means.

 

[BigGameDamian]

That moon footage is amazing!

Ward is that it was taken with an iPhone 17 max pro.

 

[PDXFonz]

Heres a GIF showing how the moons rotation relative to its orbit around earth keeps the near side of the moon orientation facing Earth.

Fun fact, the far side (also referred to as the dark side) of the moon has numerous craters which suggest that it has been impacted by multiple Asteroids.

The moon is almost like a little protective shield in space for the Earth.

I love the moon… It might sound weird, but without the moon life wouldn’t seem as great to me. I love to look up in the day time and see it up there in the blue sky. It’s crazy… It’s this whole entire mass out in space which we can see from earth. I love a crescent moon at night time in the summer.

Heres a picture of the Moon taken July 15, 2018. I believe the “Star” seen near it is actually a planet - Venus. Photo was taken from the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge.