On April 8, the moon will completely cover the sun for up to four and a half minutes along a path of totality that covers 15 states from Texas to Maine. (UCR +NYP)
If you time it correctly, you can listen to Dark Side's closing line - "And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon" - just as this spectacular display occurs above you. Here's how to do it.
Step One: Do Not Look at a Solar Eclipse Without Proper Eye Protection
Don't mess around here. You can do permanent damage to your eyes by looking directly at a solar eclipse. Be sure to use only ISO 12312-2 certified solar viewers.
Step Two: Find Out Exactly When the Eclipse Arrives
The solar eclipse will travel west to east across North America beginning at 10:57 a.m. PDT and ending at 4:47 ADT. You can watch the video below or visit NASA.gov or NationalEclipse.com to find out exactly when the totality arrives at your viewing location.
To maximize the musical and emotional impact of the moment, you should listen to the entirety of The Dark Side of the Moon as part of your 2024 solar eclipse experience. To do so on Spotify, you'll need to start the album 41 minutes and 53 seconds before the start of the total eclipse in your location.
A lunar lander containing digitised recordings of songs from Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Timbaland and more touched down on the moon last week.
The historic landing of the Odysseus spacecraft marked the first time a private lander successfully landed on the moon, as well as the first American craft to touch down since 1972.
The lander brought a time capsule to the moon containing various arts-centric artefacts. It also contains a documentary, namely Michael P. Nash’s acclaimed 2010 documentary Climate Refugees.
“In case we blow ourselves up with a nuclear weapon or a meteor hits us or climatic change wipes us out, there’s a testament of our history sitting on the moon,” he said [via Billboard].
The time capsule spans millennia, even containing a Sumerian cuneiform fragment of musical notation. Other artists whose music appears in the collection include Marvin Gaye, Santana, Chuck Berry, Sly & the Family Stone, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin and The Who and many more. It also has photos of music events like Woodstock and album art, such as Pink Floyd‘s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’. It came in a glass, nickel and NanoFiche structure built to last millions of, if not a billion, years.
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC;
Apollo 11 astronauts in their spacesuits in front of an image of the moon
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins and Buzz Aldrin flew on the Apollo 11 mission. Image Credit: NASA
It was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States. He wanted to land humans on the moon. The United States had just started trying to put people in space. Was NASA ready to go to the moon? The president and NASA knew they could do it. They were ready to put people on the moon. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had to come back to Earth safely.
Below some of the best songs about the moon.
| TITLE | ARTIST | PEAK | YEAR |
| SPACE ODDITY | DAVID BOWIE | 5 | 1969 |
| ROCKET MAN | ELTON JOHN | 2 | 1972 |
| STARMAN | DAVID BOWIE | 10 | 1972 |
| STAR WARS THEME | MECCO | 7 | 1977 |
| WALKING ON THE MOON | POLICE | 1 | 1979 |
| A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING | CHRIS DE BURGH | 40 | 1986 |
| ROCKET MAN | KATE BUSH | 12 | 1991 |
| THE WHOLE OF THE MOON | WATERBOYS | 3 | 1991 |
| MAN ON THE MOON | REM | 18 | 1992 |
| OUT OF SPACE | PRODIGY | 5 | 1996 |
| SPACEMAN | BABYLON ZOO | 1 | 1996 |
| HALLO SPACEBOY | DAVID BOWIE | 12 | 1996 |
| LOST IN SPACE | LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY | 7 | 1998 |
| LOST IN SPACE | APOLLO 440 | 4 | 1998 |
| TO THE MOON AND BACK | SAVAGE GARDEN | 3 | 1998 |
| DISCO BABES FROM OUTER SPACE | BABE INSTINCT | 21 | 1999 |
| WE ARE ALL MADE OF STARS | MOBY | 11 | 2002 |
| SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE | MUSE | 4 | 2006 |
| SPACEMAN | KILLERS | 40 | 2008 |
| SPACESHIP | TINCHY STRYDER & DAPPY | 5 | 2011 |
