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Animated films where education meets entertainment. Every fact checked & based on real evidence. We also make apps, games and software for businesses.

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Nobody has ever lived on the Moon. The longest stay so far is just over three days, on Apollo 17.

The trailer for our next film. NASA's Moon Base plan aims for people living and working there from 2032. Sources in the replies.

Full film coming soon.

#MoonBase #Artemis

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3. Moon Base plan, Phase 3 from 2032: NASA https://t.co/5c08UnduQz and https://t.co/gt2YQsTFIY
4. Astronauts due near the south pole, early 2028: NASA https://t.co/BWhrJV5mVL

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Sources, in film order. Every fact is checked:
1. Longest stay, Apollo 17, more than 73 hours: NASA https://t.co/i0rLMHAxwh
2. First landing, 20 July 1969: NASA https://t.co/LpdPEngZxA

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Illustrated: Krakatoa, August 1883. Its eruption raised a tsunami over 30 m high, and its blast was heard nearly 4,800 km away.

Twenty-four seconds, no voice. Every source is in the replies.

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3. The toll: San Diego State University https://t.co/cxY7mvL7g5
4. Heard 4,800 km away: Oregon State University https://t.co/bnMt5wO1e2

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Sources, in film order. Every fact is checked:
1. The wave and the tide gauges: GeoNet https://t.co/PDN3JHtyx3
2. Wave heights and toll: Choi et al. 2003 https://t.co/YRAenKJla2

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Two US landers touched down near the Moon's south pole. Both ended up on their side.

Odysseus: launched and landed February 2024. Athena: launched February 2025, landed March 2025. Next up, Astrobotic's Griffin-1, aiming to launch late 2026. Sources in the replies.

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5. Athena dates: NASA https://t.co/llYjfZ09jk
6. Griffin-1, late 2026: NASA https://t.co/CrlmCsUhlE

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3. Athena's final state: LROC https://t.co/n2lEf7jTJg
4. Odysseus dates: NASA https://t.co/y52N1qaRT6

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Sources. Every fact is checked:
1. Odysseus, 2024: NASA https://t.co/3XrTyxNLNR
2. Athena, 2025: NASA https://t.co/3dlEFjRtKo

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What if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth today, and what would kill us?

One minute, no voice, cut from our full film. Every source is in the replies.

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12. Famine (our conclusion, from models): Xia et al. 2022 https://t.co/p275aOpF8M

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9. Smoke and dust spread: Bardeen et al., PNAS 2017; Live Science 2023 https://t.co/7K2WvFvGFe https://t.co/2ZISdobNEG
10. Dust and darkness: Senel et al., Nature Geoscience 2023 https://t.co/CXHABiBrWM
11. Cooling: Bardeen et al., PNAS 2017 https://t.co/7K2WvFvGFe

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6. Wave height and speed: Range et al. 2022; Physics Today 2024 https://t.co/EtNL0DaMNb https://t.co/2690NUwBaA
7. Sea rushes back: Gulick et al., PNAS 2019 https://t.co/9qXzwAYNe9
8. Tsunami reach: U. Michigan 2022; AGU 2022 https://t.co/BgyLX6aXeV https://t.co/F1mTxFIUSc

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3. Blast energy: NSF 2022; Morgan et al. 2022 https://t.co/PGDFWVOswS https://t.co/fiE2xDlDPL
4. Crater and quake: as 3; EarthDate 2019 https://t.co/gwXlM7qgmD
5. Air blast: Lunar and Planetary Institute https://t.co/zmazWtXhJr

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Sources, in film order. Every fact is checked:
1. Date: UC Berkeley 2013 https://t.co/QV4RG4XsBp
2. Everest's height and the asteroid's size: AP 2020; NSF 2022 https://t.co/BqYTg9GgZm https://t.co/PGDFWVP0mq