Welcome On Sunday (20th July) it is the 45th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing. To commemorate this. I thought that I'd re-post my article from 4th June which discussed the first Moon landings. I hope you enjoy reading or re-reading it. My next article, which I will post next week, will be on… Continue reading 45th Anniversary of first Men on the Moon
Author: Steve Hurley
Hi I am Steve Hurley. Although I work in the IT industry. I studied for a PhD in astronomy in the 1980s. My real passion is explaining scientific concepts to a non-scientific audience. My blog (explainingscience.org) covers various scientific topics, but primarily astronomy. It is written in a style that it is easily understandable to the non scientist.
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Archimedes and the Eureka Moment Explained
.Revised and updated 23 November 2025 Definition of Eureka The Cambridge online English dictionary defines eureka as An exclamation used to show that you have been successful in something you were trying to do. and gives this example "Eureka!" she shouted as the engine started Background Your will recall from my post Understanding the acid test its scientic roots that gold… Continue reading Archimedes and the Eureka Moment Explained
Living on the Moon.
For centuries novelists have written about humans living and working on the moon. One of my favourite science fiction novels is "A Fall of Moondust" by the British author Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008). It was written in 1961, before man had ventured into space and when we knew very little about the Moon's surface, but set in the… Continue reading Living on the Moon.
Chinese Manned spaceflight
Welcome Welcome to the latest post from the Science Geek. The topic of this post, which is part of a series about the Moon, is the Chinese manned space programme. As I said in my last post, sadly it is now nearly 42 years since the last Apollo astronauts lifted off from the Moon's surface… Continue reading Chinese Manned spaceflight
Manned Missions to the Moon
Welcome Welcome to the latest post from the Science Geek. This post, which is part of a series on the Moon, discusses manned exploration of the Moon. I hope you enjoy reading it and, as always, please let me know if you have any comments. I would also like, once again, to thank Mrs Geek… Continue reading Manned Missions to the Moon
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