Moonset

What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared?

May 7, 2018

From Popular Science: The moon is more than just a pretty face to gaze upon at night. It helps direct our ocean currents and tides, the movement of Earth’s atmosphere and climate, and even the tilt of our planet’s axis. So what would happen to Earth, and us, if it...

Boeing Deep Space Gateway

NASA Shapes Science Plan for Deep-Space Outpost Near the Moon

March 15, 2018

From Space.com: NASA is pressing forward on plans to build a Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, an outpost for astronauts positioned in the space near Earth's moon. According to NASA, the Gateway will not only be a place to live, learn and work around the moon but will also support an array...