Durham, UK (SPX) Dec 23, 2008 - Scientists have discovered where they believe would be the best place to find ice on the moon. Astrophysicists, led by an expert at Durham University, say if frozen water exists then it is most likely to be found near to the moon's poles in craters that are permanently shaded from the sun.
Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2008 - U.S. space agency officials have released a draft request for design support for the Altair lunar lander vehicle, part of NASA's Constellation Program.
Geneva (AFP) Dec 16, 2008 - Papua New Guinea has been pummelled by non-stop tidal waves and unusually high tides that have forced 75,000 people from their homes this month, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Macao (XNA) Dec 15, 2008 - The Macao University of Science and Technology (MUST) Friday unveiled its lab of applied research of moon and planetary exploration science, which will analyze the data obtained by China's first moon probe Chang'e-1.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 11, 2008 - No, you can not see Neil Armstrong's footprint. But go ahead and look: The full Moon of Dec. 12th is the biggest and brightest full Moon of the year.
Beijing (XNA) Dec 10, 2008 - China's first moon probe, Chang'e-1,has successfully lowered its orbit from 200 kilometers away from the moon's surface to 100-kilometers. Scientists did this to conduct more specific observation, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) here on Tuesday.
Akron OH (SPX) Dec 05, 2008 - Goodyear Tire and Rubber and NASA have taken one small step backward to make one giant leap forward and help prepare for future missions to the moon and to Mars.
Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Nov 25, 2008 - With the success of Chandrayaan-1, the country's first moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning a manned space mission as a first step to manned moon mission.
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2008 - The Indian Space Research Organisation's lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 released a probe that impacted close to the lunar south pole on 14 November. Following this, the instruments on the spacecraft are being switched on to get the science observations started.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 21, 2008 - Registration is open for NASA's 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race, taking place April 3-4, 2009, in Huntsville, Ala. Each year, NASA challenges high schools and colleges across the country and the world to design and build lightweight, human-powered moonbuggies.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - NASA released a newly restored 42-year-old image of Earth on Thursday. The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966. Using refurbished machinery and modern digital technology, NASA produced the image at a much higher resolution than was possible when it was originally taken.
Greenville SC (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - Michelin has developed a new lunar wheel for the next generation of NASA moon rover vehicles. The structurally supported tire and wheel assembly, made of breakthrough composite materials, was jointly developed at Michelin's European and North American research centers.
Providence, R.I. (UPI) Nov 17, 2008 - Researchers at Brown University and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., say they're checking the lunar poles for evidence of ice.
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 15, 2008 - India rejoiced Saturday over the landing of a lunar probe on the moon's surface that vaulted the country into the league of space-faring nations like the United States, Russia and Japan.
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Nov 14, 2008 - India's first lunar probe entered its final polar orbit around the Moon late on Wednesday and has now begun remote sensing of the surface, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said on Thursday.
Hilo HI (SPX) Nov 14, 2008 - NASA has concluded nearly two weeks of testing equipment and lunar rover concepts on Hawaii's volcanic soil. The agency's In Situ Resource Utilization Project, which studies ways astronauts can use resources found at landing sites, demonstrated how people might prospect for resources on the moon and make their own oxygen from lunar rocks and soil.
