{"id":109872,"date":"2024-10-03T10:15:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T03:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109872"},"modified":"2024-10-03T10:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T03:15:49","slug":"covid-lockdown-left-measurable-impact-on-the-moon-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109872","title":{"rendered":"Covid lockdown left &#8216;measurable impact&#8217; on the moon: scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Was it just a phase?<\/p>\n<p>A surprising new report suggests the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns were felt as far away as the moon.<\/p>\n<p>The study, published in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/mnrasl\/article\/535\/1\/L18\/7760380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters<\/a>,\u201d reported surface cooling on the Moon during the Spring 2020 stay-at-home orders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The pandemic has had physical impacts on the moon. <span class=\"credit\">Geoffrey Swaine\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLunar night-time surface temperatures of six different sites on the Moon\u2019s nearside were analyzed during the period 2017\u20132023,\u201d the authors wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cResults showed an anomalous dip in the lunar night-time surface temperatures for all the sites during April\u2013May 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Earth was emitting less radiation to the moon, causing its temperature to drop, during the deep pandemic months of early 2020. <span class=\"credit\">LRO Quickmap<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The deep period of isolation during early Covid-19 times has caused temperature decreases on the moon from the Earth\u2019s radiation emissions. Seen is empty Paris on April 1, 2020. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Essentially, the substantial changes in human behavior on our planet during worldwide stay-at-home orders left a considerable mark,\u201d per the study.<\/p>\n<p>This effect was observed only during nighttime, and chalked up to \u201c[solar] radiation emitted from Earth\u201d \u2014\u00a0which can have a \u201csignificant impact on the lunar surface temperatures,\u201d the team noted.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers stated that solar radiation does not impact the moon during its nighttime phase, only during its day. <\/p>\n<p>Unrelated research and discoveries have found that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/21\/lifestyle\/the-moon-is-not-just-gray-new-images-show-real-color-differences\/\">the moon may contain reddish or blue hues<\/a> as opposed to being just a gray dot outside our sky. <\/p>\n<p>As NASA and other space agencies are rolling out a return to the lunar surface, there are also increasing calls to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/19\/lifestyle\/the-moon-will-get-its-own-time-zone-as-space-travel-aims-for-human-returns\/\">implement a time zone for the moon<\/a>, to keep things as accurate as possible. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/02\/science\/covid-lockdown-left-measurable-impact-on-the-moon-scientists\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was it just a phase? A surprising new report suggests the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns were felt as far away as the moon. 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