New Moon

The moon is the brightest object in the night sky. On some nights, the moon looks like a shining circle of light. On others, it looks like a thin, silver fingernail. The moon does not make its own light. The light we see comes from the sun and bounces off the moon. If the moon and Earth were side by side, the moon would look like a tennis ball next to a basketball. It looks bigger than the stars and as large as the sun because it is closer to Earth than any other natural object in space. But…

When the shadow of one celestial body, the Moon or another planet in our solar system for example, moves in front of another’s shadow an eclipse takes place. There are several types of eclipses, which all depend on the shadow that is involved. There are three different types of shadows, the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. Each type of shadow varies by its darkness and position within the full shadow. The umbra is the dark center, the antumbra is the light center, and the penumbra is the light…

an interplanetary space mission to colonize the moon is a concept that has captured the minds of scientists for generations. Space colonization has been viewed as a mere theme in science fiction for years; however, it may not remain a scientific fantasy for long. The idea of sending humans to the moon in an attempt to populate it may initially sound mindless and foolish, but after careful mental analysis, it’s become clear that populating the moon may be the only way to ensure the future…

The Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 marked an entire generation of manmade success. The following texts focus on the Apollo 11 moon landing and contain different perspectives on the matter. The Times article is very analytical, the speech by Safire focuses mostly on the emotional half of the moon landing, Rand’s article portrays the launch as very positive and figurative, Hemlocks cartoon criticizes the negative attention the space launch gets. Each of the passages uses important rhetorical…

appropriate that I chose to write my report over the red blood/super moon/solar eclipse that took place last night. My paper will discuss that the three most basic questions I had about the unique moon, how I found the answers, and my overall final thoughts. Although it is a rare occurrence, that is not the only main reason for why I chose this APOD. After reading chapter 3 from the Horizon’s textbook, I thought the section covering moon cycles was the most intriguing. However, as helpful as…

you believe it! Darryl Cunningham’s book “How to Fake a Moon Landing” is a graphic novel that entices you with several different scientific facts and tries to cast a shadow of doubt. Darryl Cunningham uses symbolism throughout his drawings and just makes you want to keep reading. He is not a boring writer and comes up with great lines and evidence to support his beliefs. This book shows how you cannot believe everything you see on the news. This book is a sign of the times for today’s…

from rural Oklahoma who had witnessed Sputnik that night, remarked that “nothing man made had ever been so global” (DeGroot 71). Indeed, with the help of television news, “Sputnik” became a worldwide phenomenon and was quickly incorporated into the American vocabulary as an object of fascination, panic, and surprise. For weeks, nightly news programs that aired on the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (WBZ), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)…

Lovell, J. L. (1994). Lost Moon: The Perlious Voyage of Apollo 13. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Jim Lovell was the Commander of Apollo 13. He participated in three previous space missions for NASA, to include Apollo 8 and the Apollo 1 fire investigation board. With Jeffery Kruger, he provides a first hand account of the events and a detailed look into experiences of the crew. Lovell, a Navy test Pilot, was selected to the NASA Astronaught Group Two in 1962. At the time of launch, Jim Lovell…

I visited the Griffith Observatory on January 23, 2016. I walked around looking everything and chose about what I write. The three things caught my attention was Center in the Universe show, the planets, and Moon Phases. First, I saw the Center in the Universe. It was an unforgettable experience because the place is arranged with comfortable and recumbent chairs. The dome shows a beautiful blue sky with clouds around. I felt literality as I was in the sky. The show started with all the lights…

was filled with many twists and turns yet it still came to be a profound mark in history. The following texts are related to the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon. “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” from The Times of London reports the day of the event. The speech “In Event of Moon Disaster” by William Safire is a speech that would have been given if the mission wouldn’t have been successful. There is also a commentary of the event, “The July 16, 1969, Launch: A…