The Moon … By Any Other Name
Earth’s Moon can be القمر, Луна or चंद्रमा depending on where in the world you might be. Here are some of the many names we have for Luna.
Earth’s Moon can be القمر, Луна or चंद्रमा depending on where in the world you might be. Here are some of the many names we have for Luna.
Millions of words have been written about the Moon. Here are some of our favorites…
A crater on the Moon was named to honour former Beatle John Lennon on the 69th anniversary of his birth.
Two adjacent craters on the Moon bear the names of two fabled princesses, Grace and Diana. Here is their origin story.
Sushant Singh Rajput was a Bollywood star who dreamed of the Moon. And beyond.
Barely a decade after the first humans last set foot on Luna, Isaac Asimov wrote the forward-looking “A Tourist’s Guide To The Moon.”
A revolutionary who fought against apartheid and became a hero for generations to follow in South Africa and around the world.
Although he was not specifically an astrophysicist, Dr. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) referred to the Moon in several of…