NASA Comes Out With 2020’s Moon Phase Calendar and Calculator
Download and assemble NASA’s free 2020 Moon Phase Calendar and Calculator now!
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Tag: Moon
Apollo 50th: Celebrating ‘Apollo’s Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings’
On this 50th anniversary year of the first moon landing, learn about some old and new perspectives on the significance of the Apollo missions.
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Reignite Your Passion for Space Travel With ‘The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration’
Take a trip through time and the universe with a new book about our searches among the stars.
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Daily #DadJoke for July 10, 2015
Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon?
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Book Review: ‘Seveneves’ by Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson’s latest novel is a detail heavy behemoth that may just make you cry.
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2 Self-Published Books Take Bedtime to the Moon
GeekMom Rachel takes a peek at the self-published works “Little and the Moon” and “The Girl and the Moon.”
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Daily #DadJoke for March 14, 2015
What do you get when you take green cheese and divide its circumference by its diameter?
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Today’s Total Lunar Eclipse in Pictures
Check out the pictures GeekMom Maryann took of the total lunar eclipse this morning!
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Summer Science Fun: The Moon
The summer is a great time to observe the moon. Learn about the moon, some of its history, and how lunar eclipses occur.
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The High Cost of Living on the Moon
Enjoy this amusing infographic that shows even though it would be expensive to put a base on the moon, compared to some other programs, it’s pretty reasonable.
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11 Things to Watch Rather Than SyFy’s Aliens on the Moon “Documentary”
There are some things we encounter in the world that just make a person want to shake their head. We, at GeekDad, recently received a press release from a public relations company asking us to post an announcement about an upcoming “SYFY Event Documentary” titled “ALIENS ON THE MOON: THE TRUTH EXPOSED” because they are certain that our readers will be intrigued. As we care deeply for our readers we wish to make sure you read our announcement.
Announcement: Do not waste any of your time on the farcical waste that will premiere on the SyFy channel on July 20th titled “ALIENS ON THE MOON: THE TRUTH EXPOSED.”
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GeekMom Video Playlist
Your procrastination destination! Check out these video clips for a 1957 “Trip to the Moon” vintage film, Star Wars retold by preschoolers, and an alternate version of “Gravity.”
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Meet S/2004 N 1, Neptune’s Newly Discovered Moon
On July 15th, NASA announced the discovery of Neptune’s 14th moon.
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Remembering Apollo 11: A Legacy of Bravery and Exploration
44 years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
Continue ReadingEnjoy Your Apollo-Era Conspiracy With The Cassandra Project
My reminder pinged me a week ago that a new Jack McDevitt novel was out, but this is a co-authored novel with Mike Resnick. I don’t mind co-authored stories at all, and both men have the chops to tell excellent …
Continue Reading2012: Canada Still Can’t Buy a Kindle Fire, But We Now Have Double Rainbow
Double rainbows are so 2010, but I still had to stop and grab a shot of this example which made an appearance here in London, Ontario (Canada) on Saturday night. It was my first personal brush with this phenomenon; not …
Continue ReadingBecause the Living Dead Will Not Suffer a Minivan
I was strolling through the mall parking lot a few days ago and happened across this alternative to the usual minivan. I took a closer look — it’s not every day you see a hearse that’s apparently being used for …
Continue ReadingGRAIL Heading to the Moon With MoonKAM
NASA launched the GRAIL mission to the moon Saturday. The GRAIL mission is going to map the gravitational field of the moon in unprecedented detail and provide new insight into the moon’s internal structure.
Continue ReadingZooming in on Apollo: New Images of the Moon From LRO
The Apollo missions to the Moon. Few things stand out in modern human history that are as momentous. Now, thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO for short, we have new views of three of the Apollo landing sites …
Continue ReadingMountains on the Moon: A Stunning Image From LRO
If you don’t already, you really should checkout NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website daily. Today’s image has left me particularly awestruck at its beauty. It is an image from the Tycho Crater on the Moon taken with …
Continue ReadingWho Owns the Moon?
So who exactly owns the moon? It is a question that has vexed me for years. In light of the upcoming shuttle launch I found myself straying back to it more and more often. As a historian I have a …
Continue ReadingA GeekDad Guide to Ottawa Part 2: Canadian Museum of Nature and Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Last week, I posted about a family trip to Ottawa, the capital of Canada. There was a bit too much to fit into a single post (it’s not that big of a city, but packs a lot for families with …
Continue ReadingPortal 2 Awesomeness: Three Turret Moon Short-Sleeve Tee
There you are. Let’s say you’ve finished Portal 2 and are not sure what to do next. The solution is simple. Buy this shirt and become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Inspired by the most awesome shirt ever …
Continue ReadingThat’s No Moon. It’s a Space… Oh, Wait. Yeah, It’s a Moon. (GeekDad POTD)
Photograph by Steve Loughran, whose website has many more breathtaking space photos.
Continue ReadingPics From the Lunar Eclipse
I’m taking pictures of the lunar eclipse as it happens here on the West Coast. I’ll take as many as I can before bedtime.
Continue ReadingLast Man On The Moon, For Now
Thirty-seven years ago today, December 18, 1972, Eugene Cernan stepped into Apollo 17′s Challenger lunar module and became the last man to set foot on the moon. With Charlie Bolden, Lori Garver, and the Obama administration weighing the options for …
Continue ReadingWater On The Moon: LCROSS Kicks Ice!
Is there water on the Moon? The NASA LCROSS mission has determined the answer to be a resounding YES! GeekDad has covered the LCROSS mission with an article prior to the LCROSS launch by Lonnie Morgan, a pair of articles …
Continue ReadingTotality: Eclipses of the Sun
Nothing is more gorgeous than nature at its finest. A total solar eclipse is a prime example of that. Even a partial eclipse is a memorable experience, if you get outside and witness it first hand. I remember during a …
Continue ReadingNASA’s Big Hit: LCROSS Impacts Moon
LCROSS looked a whole lot more like a whimper than a bang, falling far short of the dramatic NASA animation endlessly played on TV to stoke interest in the moon mission. But fear not: The angels are in the details, …
Continue ReadingMoon Shot Part Deux: Even More Ways of Observing the LCROSS Impact
As was previously reported by GeekDad writer Lonnie Morgan in Crashing Into the Moon for Science, and earlier this morning by Dana Bostic in Ways to See the LCROSS Crash on Friday Morning, NASA’s LCROSS mission is destined to make …
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