Earth's magnetic field gives the planet and its inhabitants a good measure of protection, but with space agencies seemingly intent on sending astronauts to the Moon and even to Mars in the next few decades, there is a pressing need for a fuller understanding of the Sun's activity.
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Stocks are cheap, but the dollar is even cheaper, driving oil to the moon.
Even if the eventual conclusion is that astronauts should return to the moon, though, the means of getting them there must still be decided.
One part, space tourism, is a luxury service that is, in any case, unlikely to go beyond low-Earth orbit at best (the cost of getting even as far as the moon would reduce the number of potential clients to a handful).
Ninety percent of the ocean floor has not even been charted, and while we have been to the moon, the technology to explore the ocean's floors is still being developed.
This conical capsule will take astronauts much deeper into space, beyond the station to destinations such as asteroids, the Moon and even Mars.
And longer lines would be able to send payloads to the moon, or even Mars.
It calls for a rocket that is taller and more powerful even than the boosters that took man to the Moon in the 1960s and 70s.
Little did they know that come April 20, 2012, there would be all kinds of wild changes in the world, like a manned spaceship to the moon, a black man in the White House and a woman maybe even being considered for membership at Augusta National.
Even the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has become involved, calling for a peaceful resolution to the dispute.
They've got these PAs that you could hear on the moon and they're not even allowed to out put them into second gear.
Angry at the Zimbabwe Football Association's lack of planning, an angry Koufie suggested that not even a coach from the moon would help the national team to qualify for any major tournament under those circumstances.
Before Max was even tired, the moon had fallen through the water and the sun had risen to replace it.
The rest of the time, the weather has been perfect for flying, and tonight, there is no moon out, which makes it even better for the coalition aircraft as they fly to Iraq.
Dr Dacke had previously shown that dung beetles were able to keep a straight line by taking cues from the Sun, the Moon, and even the pattern of polarised light formed around these light sources.
The startup hopes to sell round-trip moon expeditions to foreign countries, research organizations and even some wealthy individuals.
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