Astronomy Picture of the Day – Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph.

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Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo scene from Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon! The color anaglyph features a detailed 3D view of Apollo 17’s Lunar Rover in the foreground — behind it lies the Lunar … Continue reading →

March 14, 1934 – Birth date of the last man on the moon: Eugene Cernan.

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Eugene Cernan was the last man to walk on the moon. He visited the moon’s neighborhood twice, aboard Apollo 10 and Apollo 17, and also did a challenging spacewalk aboard Gemini 9. While he chose not to fly in the … Continue reading →