Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2010 - NASA and the Israel Space Agency have signed a joint statement that recognizes the Israel Network for Lunar Science and Exploration, or INLSE, as an affiliate partner with the NASA Lunar Science Institute at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.
Prairie View TX (SPX) Jan 19, 2010 - Barely two months after NASA intentionally crashed the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the moon's southern polar region and discovered water, faculty and student researchers from the NASA Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE) at Prairie View A and M University are already investigating how moisture content might alter the radiation shielding properties of various building materials in space.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 15, 2010 - Tycho Crater is an one of the most prominent craters on the moon. It appears as a bright spot in the southern highlands with rays of bright material that stretch across much of the nearside. Its prominence is not due to its size: at 85 km in diameter, it's just one among thousands of this size or larger.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2010 - Space agencies around the world have been gearing up for the return of human explorers to the Moon by developing fantastic new technologies. From rovers to rockets, these technologies are necessary for transporting astronauts to the Moon and for performing surface geology and biology experiments.
Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2010 - Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications (Nasdaq:LORL) and the leading provider of commercial satellites, has announced that it has been selected to provide a propulsion system to NASA Ames Research Center for the Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft.
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 04, 2010 - Nearly 40 years after the Apollo astronauts first brought samples of the Moon to Earth for study, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis are leading an effort to return to the Moon for samples that could unlock secrets of the early Solar System.
Beijing (XNA) Dec 30, 2009 - China planned to launch the Chang'e-2, the country's second lunar probe, at the end of 2010, the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense said Monday.
Los Angeles (SPX) Dec 30, 2009 - As twilight descends on New Year's Eve of 2009, a full Moon will rise in the eastern sky for the second time this month (the first time came on December 2nd). Many people use the expression once in a blue Moon to mean something that occurs rarely, and you might be tempted to call December 31st's full Moon a Blue Moon too. While the former meaning can be traced back centuries, the latter definition is much newer - and it's wrong!
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 22, 2009 - When you hear someone say Once in a Blue Moon you know what they mean. They're usually talking about something rare, silly, and even absurd. After all, when was the last time you saw the moon turn blue? Well, rare or not, we're having one this month, and according to astronomer David Reneke from Australasian Science magazine, it's going to happen on New Year's Eve!
Los Angeles (UPI) Dec 16, 2009 - It gets colder on the Earth's moon than any other place in the solar system a man-made spacecraft has measured, U.S. scientists say.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 15, 2009 - If we hope to return astronauts to the Moon in the future, we need to carry out a lot of preparations. Sure, NASA and other agencies are working on hardware that could take us there. But we also need to investigate the potential impact of the Moon on the astronauts themselves. Biological studies of the lunar environment have barely been carried out.
Oberhausen, Germany (SPX) Dec 10, 2009 - The dimensions are impressive. In the spacious arena of the Gasometer Oberhausen, visitors stand under the largest Moon on Earth. The giant sculpture almost fills their entire field of vision. The balloon, with a diameter of 25 metres, appears to float in the half-light.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2009 - Scientists are looking for life in space. So far, they haven't found any life beyond Earth itself. We seem to be getting closer to discovering life somewhere else in our own solar system, with Mars, and some moons of Jupiter and Saturn being considered likely hiding spots for microbes.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 09, 2009 - When the LCROSS rocket stage slammed into Cabeus crater on October 9, creating an impact plume of material that had not seen sunlight for possibly billions of years, it conclusively proved that water ice exists in the dark recesses of the Moon's polar craters.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2009 - Much attention has been focused on plans by various nations to return astronauts to the Moon. At the moment, it doesn't seem that anyone will be landing there for at least another decade. America is revising its original plans for the Orion program, which calls for a return to lunar orbital missions and landings.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2009 - We've studied the human body in weightlessness for decades, and we now have a fairly good understanding of how it affects us. It's important to know this. Weightlessness, or microgravity, can seriously influence the health and performance of astronauts.
