#lunardust — Public Fediverse posts

“A #telescope in #Chile has captured evidence of the impact caused by part of a SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket slamming into the moon while travelling at 8,690km/h (5,400mph).

The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope observed “spectral lines” – a colourful illustration of the #sodium and #lithium gas – in the plume of #LunarDust stirred up by the impact.

The #ESO telescope recorded these “chemical fingerprints” of the plume, which were visible for five to 10 minutes, the #observatory said. The #plume measured a few tens of kilometres in size, according to #CarlSchmidt, an astronomer from #BostonUniversity’s Center for #SpacePhysics.”

#Moon <https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/spacex-rocket-crash-into-moon-impact>

“A #telescope in #Chile has captured evidence of the impact caused by part of a SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket slamming into the moon while travelling at 8,690km/h (5,400mph).

The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope observed “spectral lines” – a colourful illustration of the #sodium and #lithium gas – in the plume of #LunarDust stirred up by the impact.

The #ESO telescope recorded these “chemical fingerprints” of the plume, which were visible for five to 10 minutes, the #observatory said. The #plume measured a few tens of kilometres in size, according to #CarlSchmidt, an astronomer from #BostonUniversity’s Center for #SpacePhysics.”

#Moon <https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/spacex-rocket-crash-into-moon-impact>

#LunarDust and #DuctTape
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250328.html

#APOD #Apollo17

#LunarDust and #DuctTape
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250328.html

#APOD #Apollo17

jsc2024e063104 -- Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense 🌑🧑‍🚀

#Artemis #Earth'sMoon #Gateway #JSC #JohnsonSpaceCenter #LunarSpaceStation #Lunardust #Moon

⏩ 4 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=4&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20250123011108

jsc2024e063104 -- Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense 🌑🧑‍🚀

#Artemis #Earth'sMoon #Gateway #JSC #JohnsonSpaceCenter #LunarSpaceStation #Lunardust #Moon

⏩ 4 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=4&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20250123011108

@AnarchoCatgirlism @dpp

#astronomy #apollo #moon #lunardust
Thank you, it was super interesting

@AnarchoCatgirlism @dpp

#astronomy #apollo #moon #lunardust
Thank you, it was super interesting

Could Moon Dust Help Reduce Global Temperatures? - The impacts of climate change continue to mount on human civilization, with warnin... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/10/could-moon-dust-help-reduce-global-temperatures/ #geoengineering #currentevents #climatechange #originalart #greenhacks #lunardust #featured #moondust #science #themoon #albedo #dust #moon

Could Moon Dust Help Reduce Global Temperatures? - The impacts of climate change continue to mount on human civilization, with warnin... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/10/could-moon-dust-help-reduce-global-temperatures/ #geoengineering #currentevents #climatechange #originalart #greenhacks #lunardust #featured #moondust #science #themoon #albedo #dust #moon

#LunarDust and #DuctTape
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221214.html

#APOD #Apollo17