NASA to announce new Moon discovery

[Still Waters 53,852]

According to the latest dispatch from NASA, the space agency has an "exciting new discovery about the Moon" coming on Monday 26 October.

Curiously, the new results are courtesy of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). It's the world's largest airborne observatory, and is actually a Boeing 747SP plane with a hole cut out in it, modified to carry a large reflecting telescope. 

Unlike Earth-bound telescopes, SOFIA soars some 11 kilometres (38,000 ft) above the ground, high in our planet's stratosphere. Here, the observatory can rise above the 99 percent of the atmosphere that blocks infrared wavelengths, allowing it to study the infrared Universe.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-will-announce-an-exciting-new-discovery-about-the-moon-on-monday

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-announce-new-science-results-about-moon

[keithisco 5,154]

Oh dear... I feel another mundane NASA announcement will follow

[quillius 3,173]

its flat just like the earth 

 

 

 

(sarcasm BTW in case it wasnt obvious)

[ExoPaul 233]

Rumour has it that they spotted a McDonalds on the moon and to add to the mystery further, the ice cream machine was actually working. 

[Robotic Jew 5,577]

Finally solid evidence of it being made of cheese!!

[toast 17,470]

The SOFIA plane is a facinating piece of technology

 

Edited October 22, 2020 by toast

[InconceivableThoughts 263]

My guess is some sort of water source. Full of water? Underground ocean ....ugh that would be amazing. 

^stupid Edit: I need to read the full article before commenting.

Edited October 22, 2020 by InconceivableThoughts

[ercbreeze 41]

The Tardigrades multiplied!  Life can thrive there!  lol

[Manwon Lender 18,550]

19 hours ago, Still Waters said:

According to the latest dispatch from NASA, the space agency has an "exciting new discovery about the Moon" coming on Monday 26 October.

Curiously, the new results are courtesy of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). It's the world's largest airborne observatory, and is actually a Boeing 747SP plane with a hole cut out in it, modified to carry a large reflecting telescope. 

Unlike Earth-bound telescopes, SOFIA soars some 11 kilometres (38,000 ft) above the ground, high in our planet's stratosphere. Here, the observatory can rise above the 99 percent of the atmosphere that blocks infrared wavelengths, allowing it to study the infrared Universe.

https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-will-announce-an-exciting-new-discovery-about-the-moon-on-monday

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-announce-new-science-results-about-moon

So they have finally proven the moon is hollow!!

[jethrofloyd 4,003]

The dark side of the moon is not as dark as everyone thought?

[Essan 7,740]

20 hours ago, ExoPaul said:

Rumour has it that they spotted a McDonalds on the moon and to add to the mystery further, the ice cream machine was actually working. 

Nah, not possible.

The 6ft tall invisible fluffy pink bunnies run all the fast food concessions for the lunar cheese miners.   Or, at least, that's what they told me .....

I'm guessing it may have something to do with rumours that as well as high grade cheddar and gorgonzola, they've discovered a deep vein of double Gloucester.

[Noteverythingisaconspiracy 19,093]

21 hours ago, quillius said:

its flat just like the earth 

 

 

 

(sarcasm BTW in case it wasnt obvious)

Of course its flat. Why else would we only see one side of it ?

 

WARNING: This post contains more than your recommended daily intake of sarcasm.

[RAyMO 5,760]

what discovery about the moon could be exciting?

its really a alien space ship and is not a permanent feature of our planet - its merely awaiting a fuel refill from a passing comet?

[quillius 3,173]

32 minutes ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said:

Of course its flat. Why else would we only see one side of it ?

 

WARNING: This post contains more than your recommended daily intake of sarcasm.

I didn't even think of that.....guess that is all the proof we need  

[Timothy 6,493]

9 hours ago, quillius said:

I didn't even think of that.....guess that is all the proof we need  

But what about the moon phases?

If it were flat, the moon would always be full or new. 

[Noteverythingisaconspiracy 19,093]

15 hours ago, Timothy said:

But what about the moon phases?

If it were flat, the moon would always be full or new. 

Stop spreading NASA misinformation. The Moon is flat and hollow. Anyone saying differently are part of the conspiracy. 

 

 

 

Its amazing how easy it is to be a conspiracy theorist. Maybe I should change over to the other side. Its so much easier when you don't need stuff like proofs and facts. 

[Essan 7,740]

22 minutes ago, Noteverythingisaconspiracy said:

Stop spreading NASA misinformation. The Moon is flat and hollow. Anyone saying differently are part of the conspiracy. 

 

But is it flat, hollow and also expanding, like the Earth is? 

Or do the cheese mines keep expansion in check 

[Eldorado 61,421]

Water.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-discovers-water-on-sunlit-surface-of-moon/

Edited October 26, 2020 by Eldorado

[JM7 0]

I thought I had a rat in my dormer this month so I bought loads of stuff to scare it off. After all the hassle I realised it was the moon.

[InconceivableThoughts 263]

On 10/22/2020 at 3:30 PM, InconceivableThoughts said:

My guess is some sort of water source. Full of water? Underground ocean ....ugh that would be amazing. 

^stupid Edit: I need to read the full article before commenting.

Maybe not so stupid after all ....I was the first one to be right!!!

[South Alabam 8,571]

This would have made colonization much easier if the levels were found to be higher. But the Sahara has more water. 

[AstralHorus 376]

The aliens sweating right now lol

Edited October 26, 2020 by AstralHorus

[Rolltide 283]

[MysteryMike 248]

Shame, I thought for sure they were gonna announce moon spiders living on the moon. ;P

[InconceivableThoughts 263]

2 hours ago, Rolltide said:

I was going to attempt one but this put a stop to it. Your not from Alabama are you?

Edited October 27, 2020 by InconceivableThoughts