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Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-08-15</p><p>Moonlight, <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Planets</span></a>, and Perseids</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a> shone brightly in a close conjunction above the eastern horizon, captured near Gansu, China. Despite a waning gibbous <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>, their light reflected in a pond, alongside flashes from the Perseid <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meteor</span></a> Shower at its peak.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250815.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250815.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>
Phil Stooke<p>Two more maps take us down to the BGM1 lander. The top image is from LRO, the bottom one is made of spacecraft descent images, using the LRO image as a base to get the geometry right. In the top image the lander and its shadow are visible. In the lower map the lander is drawn in with its LMS (Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder) array around it. Four projectiles were fired by springs out to about 20 m from the lander, trailing wires which form antennae for the experiment. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGM1</span></a></p>
Phil Stooke<p>Here is one of my trademark zoom-in sets of images to help locate the Firefly BGM1 landing site. It's quite close to and northwest of a small breached volcanic cone called Mons Latreille. It's visible from the landing site but we didn't get a full panorama from the lander (or haven't seen one yet) so we only have a partial view of it. The lower right image shows the descent track meandering up from the south. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGM1</span></a></p>
earthling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> </p><p>Yerai Garcia, 31, plays with his dog Greta as the full moon, known as the "Sturgeon Moon," rises in Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 9. REUTERS/Borja Suarez </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photography@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>BWX Stock Surges on Strong Earnings, Lunar Nuclear Potential <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1286952/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1286952/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BWX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BWX</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SeanDuffy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanDuffy</span></a></p>
Wrenasaurus Tex :trans_heart:<p>I went on a walk this morning and look who was following me this early.<br>The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> ! 😊</p><p>It may have been a mistake because my knee still hurts two months after injuring it.</p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2014-09-08</p><p>Super <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> vs. Micro Moon</p><p>Tomorrow's supermoon appears larger and brighter as the full moon aligns with perigee, its closest approach to Earth. It's the third supermoon of the year, easily visible at sunset. Tonight's moonrise will also be impressive. The next supermoon is on August 30, 2015.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140908.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140908.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Ooo I love it - nuclear power on the Moon!</p><p>Even Europe is getting involved. Though we should make Germany use windmills instead.</p><p>Apparently Russia and China are already planning such things too.</p><p><a href="https://hard.blue/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/11/space-race-20-us-fast-tracking-plans-to-build-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon?utm_source=archives.internationalintrigue.io&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=is-trump-re-thinking-his-putin-summit&amp;_bhlid=02b554ef363ebebe45f002e87e705849ac0004a3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/next/2025/08/11/s</span><span class="invisible">pace-race-20-us-fast-tracking-plans-to-build-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon?utm_source=archives.internationalintrigue.io&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=is-trump-re-thinking-his-putin-summit&amp;_bhlid=02b554ef363ebebe45f002e87e705849ac0004a3</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-08-14</p><p>M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules</p><p>Edmond Halley first observed M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, now known for its hundreds of thousands of stars. Located 25,000 light-years away and spanning 150 light-years, its dense core could have 100 stars within a 3-light-year cube. The cluster features a "propeller" shape formed by star distribution.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250814.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250814.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a></p>
Phil Stooke<p>What we saw yesterday might be called the official site selection process for Firefly's first lander. But there's more to the story. Often people outside the mission offer suggestions as well, and here we see work by Mélissa Martinot and colleagues looking at alternatives. The work was presented at the European Lunar Symposium in Dumfries, Scotland, in June 2024. The top map here shows the region with 7 suggested sites, with more detail below. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGM1</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2326767/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2326767/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump administration wants nuclear plant on moon by 2030 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ActingNASAAdministrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActingNASAAdministrator</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dc</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MichaelMineiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelMineiro</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MoonReactor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoonReactor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OuterSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OuterSpace</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SeanDuffy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanDuffy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpaceAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceAttorney</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a></p>
Scratchbär<p>A first test for the crew modules / lander to check dimensions. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScaleModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScaleModels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatIf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatIf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/perryrhodan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perryrhodan</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Trump administration’s push for a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 highlights both the technological ambition and the steep challenges facing small modular reactors, which remain slow to deploy even on Earth. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/world/the-nuclear-moonshot-is-on-earth/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/08/13/world/the-nuclear-moonshot-is-on-earth/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fissionsurfacepowerspaceexplorationtechnologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fissionsurfacepowerspaceexplorationtechnologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orspacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orspacex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuscalepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuscalepower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearregulatorycommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearregulatorycommission</span></a></p>
Phil Stooke<p>This map starts with 2 sites in Mare Crisium (map A). B and C show the 2 sites. In D several possible locations near the small volcanic hill Mons Latreille are shown, with further details in E, F and G. The site shown in G was chosen for the landing. This site had to be relatively smooth with few rocks, and not in a magnetic anomaly with a stronger magnetic field to suit one of the instruments. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGM1</span></a></p>
Phil Stooke<p>... The Firefly lander originated as the lander called Beresheet or Genesis, flown by the Israeli company SpaceIL in 2019. It crashed. Firefly modified the design and built it in the US to ensure it was eligible for NASA funding. OK, we have a lander - now, where is it going to land? </p><p>This CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) mission grew out of studies for a lunar geophysical network which wanted one node in Mare Crisium. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGM1</span></a></p>
Phil Stooke<p>I am compiling a history of lunar exploration which organizes missions by launch date. For the first time my scheme ran into difficulty his year when Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 and ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 2 were launched on the same Falcon 9. I will look at the Firefly mission first and the ispace mission next as they reached the Moon in that order.</p><p>Firefly Aerospace's lander 'Blue Ghost' takes its name from a kind of firefly... <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGM1</span></a></p>
Thomas<p>Night feelings</p><p>"When I see you smiling<br>I'm dancing with the moon"</p><p>(by: Balkan Beat Box)</p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/balkanbeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balkanbeats</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/nightphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightphotography</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/dancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dancing</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/mond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mond</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/nacht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nacht</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Nachtgedanken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nachtgedanken</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/FreiburgImBreisgau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreiburgImBreisgau</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/freiburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freiburg</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/dancingwiththestars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dancingwiththestars</span></a></p>
Jason Baluyut<p>Everything was bigger in Brooklyn back then: our loves, our fears, the future. When the moon looked close enough to touch, we laced old sneakers together and threw them high, trying to hit the lunar surface. They never did, just ended up dangling on streetlights. The moon is smaller now, like our lives. But the sneakers are still there, a constant reminder of our old dreams. An invitation to try again.<br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photoart</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/doubleexposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doubleexposure</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
A Not-At-Quakecon Sergal 💔<p>Bonus spoopy Moon.</p><p>🔭📷</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/lunarphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lunarphotography</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"NASA takes a trip to Seattle area to thank suppliers for work on the next moonshot" by GeekWire / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alanboyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alanboyle</span></a></span> - Astronaut Woody Hoburg visited Artemis suppliers in Seattle to thank them on behalf of NASA for their hard work. Also a pep talk and media event. <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/nasa-trip-redmond-artemis-aerojet-l3harris/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geekwire.com/2025/nasa-trip-re</span><span class="invisible">dmond-artemis-aerojet-l3harris/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a></p>