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Cassini Tastes Organic Material At Saturn's Geyser Moon
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon is so active, "hot" and brimming with water vapor and organic chemicals. New heat maps of the surface show higher temperatures than previously known in the south polar region, with hot ... more China Approves Second-Phase Lunar Probe Program 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 27, 2008China's State Council, the cabinet, has approved the country's second-phase lunar probe program, the Beijing Times reported on Wednesday. It cited Luan Enjie, the director-in-chief of the China Moon-orbiting Program. "We are organizing people to make detailed plans for the program," Luan told a conference on Tuesday. He also said that investment in the second phase would exceed that for ... more Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust 
Laurel MD (ESA) Mar 26, 2008Cassini has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings were made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation. "With its organic dunes, lakes, channels and mountains, Titan has one of the most varied, active and Earth-like surfaces in the solar system," said Ralph Lorenz, lead author of the paper and ... more Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan Crust
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation will appear in the March 21 issue of the journal Science. "With its organic dunes, lakes, channels and mountains, Titan has one of the most varied, active and Earth-like surfaces in ... more NASA Awards Contracts For Design Study Of Lunar Landing Craft 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2008NASA's Constellation Program has selected five space-related companies to receive contract awards for a 210-day study to independently evaluate NASA's in-house design concept for a lunar lander that will deliver four astronauts to the surface of the moon by 2020. The awards total approximately $1.5 million, with a maximum individual award of $350,000. The study recommendations will be used ... more |
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Providence RI (SPX) Mar 14, 2008It made news around the world: On Sept. 15, 2007, an object hurtled through the sky and crashed into the Peruvian countryside. Scientists dispatched to the site near the village of Carancas found a gaping hole in the ground. Peter Schultz, professor of geological sciences at Brown University and an expert in extraterrestrial impacts, went to Peru to learn more. For the first time, he will ... more NASA Readies Hardware For Test Of Astronaut Escape System 
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Returning humans to the moon by 2020 may seem like a distant goal, but NASA's Constellation Program already has scheduled the first test flight toward that goal to take place in less than 12 months. The Constellation Program is developing a new space transportation system to travel beyond low Earth orbit, expanding human exploration of the solar system and extending human reach to the moon and ... more New Lunar South Polar Maps From SMART-1 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Newly-released images of the lunar south-polar region obtained by ESA's SMART-1 are proving to be wonderful tools to zero-in on suitable study sites for potential future lunar exploration missions. SMART-1's Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment has collected many images of the lunar south-polar region, with unprecedented spatial resolution. The images, obtained over a full year of change ... more China To Use Jumbo Rocket For Delivery Of Lunar Rover, Space Station 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2008A Chinese space expert said here on Tuesday that the Long March 5 large-thrust carrier rocket, currently under development and scheduled to be put into service in 2014, will be mainly used for the delivery of lunar rovers, large satellites and space stations. "With a maximum payload capacity up to 25 tons, the jumbo rocket is expected to be able to send lunar rovers, large satellites and ... more |
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Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 03, 2008It was July 20, 1969 when the first human walked upon the surface of the moon. The world has changed drastically since that memorable day, but even back then the Apollo era scientists, engineers and astronauts had the right stuff. They had what it took to get to the moon. And now, nearly 40 years later, we call on them again to share their wisdom, experience and opinion as we prepare to ... more NASA Collaborates With Astronomers In Search For Moon Water 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2008In early 2009, astronomers on Earth will point telescopes at the moon looking for water -- and NASA will help them find their target. This past Friday NASA experts and professional astronomers gathered at NASA's Ames Research Center for the Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, Astronomer Workshop. The workshop's goal was to facilitate collaboration among experts ... more Seeing Red 
Laurel MD (SPX) Feb 29, 2008This New Horizons image of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io was taken at 13:05 Universal Time during the spacecraft's Jupiter flyby on February 28, 2007. It shows the reddish color of the deposits from the giant volcanic eruption at the volcano Tvashtar, near the top of the sunlit crescent, as well as the bluish plume itself and the orange glow of the hot lava at its source. The relatively ... more NASA shows off a moon robot 
Denver (UPI) Feb 27, 2008 The U.S. space agency is exhibiting a lunar robot rover equipped with a drill, designed to find water and oxygen-rich soil on the moon. The robot, designed to explore the moon's craters, is being demonstrated in Denver this week during the third Space Exploration Conference. The rover must operate in continual darkness in extremely cold conditions with little power, NASA said, no ... more
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