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Unveiling The Mountains Of Titan
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 02, 2008By analyzing images from NASA's Cassini Radar instrument, a Brigham Young University professor helped discover and analyze mountains on Saturn's largest moon, additional evidence that it has some of the most earthlike processes of any celestial body in the solar system. Planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh is lead author of the discovery paper in the December issue of the astronomy journal I ... more Major lunar probe begins full operation: Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 26, 2007Japan's first lunar probe, the world's most extensive mission to the moon in decades, has gone into full operation on schedule, the space agency announced Wednesday. The Kaguya orbiter completed a two-month initial phase to inspect the functioning of all the equipment before starting its main mission on Friday last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said. "Normal operati ... more India And Russia Begin Talks On Chandrayaan-II 
New Delhi (PTI) Dec 19, 2007India has begun technical discussions with Russia on the joint moon mission Chandrayaan-II which is expected to be launched in 2011-12. Scientists are planning to land a rover on the moon for carrying out chemical analysis of the lunar surface and explore other resources on the earth's natural satellite. "In situ chemical analysis and resource exploration is the main objective of Chandrayaan-II, ... more Hot Spot On Enceladus Causes Plumes 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2007Enceladus, the tiny satellite of Saturn, is colder than ice, but data gathered by the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan has detected a hot spot that could mean there is life in the old moon after all. In fact, for researchers of the outer planets, Enceladus is so intellectually hot, it's smokin'. The heat being generated on the moon's south pole at a hot spot is enough to eject p ... more KAGUYA (SELENE) Observations Using The Spectral Profiler 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 17, 2007The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) verified the Spectral Profiler (SP) onboard the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) orbiting approximately 100 km above the lunar surface, through initial observations on November 3, 2007, and subsequent data analysis. The obtained data is the world's first continuous reflectance spectra of the far side of the Moon in the visible and near infrared regio ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Dec 14, 2007Chinese scientists have pledged to seize time to start the plan and implementation for the second-phase of China's lunar probe program at a red-carpet ceremony opened on Wednesday morning to mark the country's initial success in deep space exploration. Zhang Qingwei, Minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, said the immediate tasks faci ... more Return To Europa: A Closer Look Is Possible 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Jupiter's moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalizing ice-covered ocean and determine its potential for harboring life. "We've learned a lot about Europa in the past few years," says William McKinnon, professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. "Before we were almos ... more NASA Selects Prime Contractor For Ares I Rocket Avionics 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2007NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit. The selection is the final major contract award for Ares I. The award resulted from a full and open competition. The Ares I launch vehicle is a key component of the Constellat ... more Brain Stem Cells Sensitive To Space Radiation 
Gainesville FL (SPX) Dec 13, 2007Measures to protect astronauts from health risks caused by space radiation will be important during extended missions to the moon or Mars, say researchers in a paper currently online in Experimental Neurology. Using a mouse model designed to reveal even slight changes in brain cell populations, scientists found radiation appeared to target a type of stem cell in an area of the brain believed to ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 12, 2007At a Monday, Dec. 10 meeting of the American Geophysical Union, NASA's Associate Administrator for Science Alan Stern announced the selection of a new mission that will peer deep inside the moon to reveal its anatomy and history. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will manage the Grail mission. The spacecraft will be built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver. The Grav ... more Earth's Magnetic Field Could Help Protect Astronauts Working On The Moon 
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 12, 2007It has been 35 years since humans last walked on the moon, but there has been much recent discussion about returning, either for exploration or to stage a mission to Mars. However, there are concerns about potential radiation danger for astronauts during long missions on the lunar surface. A significant part of that danger results from solar storms, which can shoot particles from the sun t ... more Chang'e-1 Photographs Dark Side Of The Moon 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2007The charge-coupled device (CCD) camera on Chang'e-1, China's first lunar orbiter, has started imaging probes on the dark side of the moon and captured photos of parts of this region, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Tuesday. The CNSA said that the orbiter is operating normally in terms of flying, probing, land control and communication, as well as data transmitting and p ... more NASA on target for return to the moon by 2020: officials 
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2007Despite funding uncertainty, NASA is on track to return humans to the moon by 2020 and set up a lunar outpost to serve as a springboard to explore Mars, officials said Monday. "Our job is to build towns on the moon and eventually put tire prints on Mars," NASA's Rick Gilbrech told reporters here, one year after the US space agency unveiled an ambitious plan to site a solar-powered, manned ou ... more
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