Strange Things Happen at Full Moon
Apr 19th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Astronomy
Full moons are said to be behind many strange things, but here’s one you didn’t know about: At full moon, our favorite satellite is whipped by Earth’s magnetotail, causing lunar dust storms and discharges of static electricity.This new finding, announced this week by NASA, is important to future lunar explorers: Astronauts may find themselves “crackling with electricity like a sock pulled out of a hot dryer,” according to an agency statement.
Source: Live SCIENCE