Last days to benefit from the Futura summer offer: 3 months subscription digital from €1.50 per week = free Mag Futura!
Why a file on the Moon?
Our motivation for the Futura magazine is to give you an annual meeting to decipher the major scientific questions of our time (read Why is Futura launching a paper magazine?).
Among our four folders — four cardinal points for 2022! –, deployed over fifty pages, the first looks at the star closest to us, the Moon. Why ? Because humans are returning there this decade, and this time, not for a few hours, but to settle there more permanently. In this perspective, many projects are in preparation, both on the American side with the Nasathan Chinese and European (ESA). And not to mention, the private sector with SpaceX and its competitors, plus many start-upswho dispute the construction of various elements essential to ambitious installations.
Sterile and arid in appearance, the Moon is not that much after all, as shown by recent discoveries about what lies beneath it… Good news for future colonists who, populating lunar villages (printed in 3D?), will have a lot to do in terms of research, exploration, exploitation, preparation for the conquest of Mars, etc.
In sum, we return to the Moon to prepare for the future and understand our past and also that of our solar system.
Our Moon file opening the first issue of the paper magazine.
On the program of our Moon file
Reportage. Lunar water: the rush to the poles
A Toulouse laboratory has opened up its doors. We are fine-tuning a high-tech device that should land on the Moon with a Chinese probe in 2024. The objective: to better understand where the lunar water is and how it evolves. All the space powers are already rushing towards the poles of the Moon hoping to exploit it…
Investigation. Where does the moon come from ?
Ejection of a “drop” of matter from the Earth in fusion, capture of a mysterious distant star, giant cataclysmic impact or product of vaporization within a gigantic donut… A look back at the evolution of theories seeking for 150 years to understand the origin of our satellite, each more fascinating than the next.
Photo gallery. A Brief History of Moon Sighting
Small contemplative overview in image of the Moon. Of Galileo At NASA, ever more accurate sketches and photos of the Moon speak volumes about the scientific history of our understanding of the Moon, and our still-intact fascination with its wonders.
Investigation. Do we owe life to the moon?
They say we need water liquid and organic matter for a planet to be habitable. But what if a moon was also needed? Scientific investigation in many disciplines reveals to what extent the Moon was able to help protect the Earth from cosmic cataclysms and promote the development of life…
Astronomy tutorial. How to calculate the distance to the Moon from your garden?
Because science is not only a reading, but also a practice, here are some brilliant tips from the ancient Greeks to calculate ateye naked, via some calculations, the size of the Moon and the distance that separates us from it!
Interested in what you just read?