Our correspondent in the United States, Angela Posada-Swafford, has attended the rehearsal for the docking ("landing" at sea) of NASA's Orion capsule, which will soon take astronauts to the Moon. Do not miss the chronicle and the video.
The far side of the Moon has no secrets for astronomers anymore. Thanks to the Japanese probe SELENE (Kayuga) the most complete topographic map of our satellite has just been completed.
It is an igneous rock - that is, solidified magma - uncommon on our planet, although abundant on the surface of the Moon. Whitish or greyish in color, it is made up mainly of a calcium-rich feldspar called plagioclase.
Astronauts who traveled to the Moon aboard the Apollo XI (1969), XV (1971) and XVII (1972) missions brought rocks with plenty of water. In May of this year, after successive analyzes, it was determined not only that there was water, but that it was more than could be expected.
For centuries the full moon has been attributed the cause of epilepsy. This disease, which is characterized by the seizures it causes, has even been called "mole disease", and those who suffered from it, "lunatics".
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
