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The moon takes center stage Saturday night and makes the news
WTOP News • • science
Key Points:
- International Observe the Moon Night takes place Saturday, encouraging global moon observation and sponsored by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Goddard Space Flight Center.
- The event aims to unite people worldwide in celebrating lunar science, raise awareness of NASA’s lunar programs, and inspire continued interest in moon and space exploration.
- In the D.C. area, 22 events are planned, coinciding with significant lunar milestones this year, including humanity’s return to the moon via the Artemis II mission and plans for a Moon Base.
- Recent lunar research suggests the moon formed rapidly within five hours after a collision with a Mars-sized body named Theia, based on new computer simulations.
- A newly discovered crater named McGetchin, formed by an impact between April and May 2024, was identified by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter; the impact may have produced a visible flash, and scientists are assessing its size and force.
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