New Delhi (XNA) Apr 16, 2009 - A radar imaging camera on board Indian lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-1, has sent back some amazing images which will give scientists definite clues about the presence or absence of water on the Moon surface, according to a report by local tabloid Mail Today Friday.
Tucson, Arizona (AFP) April 15, 2009 - Astronauts' meals have come a long way from the freeze-dried powders and semi-liquid pastes of decades ago: now US scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses on the Moon.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 14, 2009 - Two identical NASA spacecraft are preparing to enter a point in the universe that may eventually answer the question of how our moon was born.
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 08, 2009 - Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 07, 2009 - NASA this weekend named its off-world racing champions in the 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race: Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. won the college division; and Erie High School Team 2 from Erie, Kan., and Huntsville Center for Technology Team 2 from Huntsville, Ala., tied for first place in the high school division.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2009 - Imagine a bright flower on a green plant in a little dome-shaped growth chamber, sitting on the landscape of the moon, with the Earth rising up behind, said Taber MacCallum, CEO of Paragon Space Development Corporation.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2009 - Growing up in the rural Appalachian foothills of the Ohio Valley, John Marmie developed a passion for music. When he combined that passion with his enthusiasm for space exploration, he was inspired to write an original song, 'Water on the Moon.'
Yokohama, Japan (SPX) Mar 17, 2009 - Representatives of ten space agencies from around the world met under the banner of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG)1. They adopted for further study three scenarios for conducting internationally coordinated robotic and human exploration activities on the Moon. This was one of several results arising from a meeting held on March 10-12, 2009, in Yokohama Japan.
Moscow (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 - Russian space officials say they will select the winning design this month for the rocket intended to carry cosmonauts to the moon within a decade.
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 03, 2009 - ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight is inviting industrial, technology and scientific communities to provide inputs for experiments and payload elements for accommodation on its first lunar lander.
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 03, 2009 - The rock band Pink Floyd named an album after it: 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. In reality this satellite of the Earth does not have a dark side - over the course of one month the Sun shines upon the entire surface of the Moon.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2009 - The National Space Society (NSS) was informed that President Obama has requested $18.7 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Fiscal Year 2010, an increase of $900 million over the current year's budget. The Recovery Act (stimulus bill) passed earlier this month provided an additional $1 billion to NASA.
Beijing (XNA) Mar 03, 2009 - China plans to land Chang'e-3 on the moon at latest in 2013, Ye Peijian, chief designer of Chang'e-1, the country's first moon probe, said here Monday.
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 03, 2009 - Boeing, through its Space Exploration division, has submitted a proposal to NASA for Altair lunar lander design support. NASA is expected to award multiple contracts this spring.
Beijing (XNA) Mar 02, 2009 - Chang'e-1, China's first lunar probe, impacted the moon at 4:13 p.m. Beijing Time (0813 GMT) Sunday, said sources with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 02, 2009 - Small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA's Moon outpost, according to a NASA-sponsored study prepared by Astrobotic Technology Inc. with technical assistance from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
