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NASA's Deep Impact Films Earth As An Alien World
College Park MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2008NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has created a video of the moon transiting (passing in front of) Earth as seen from the spacecraft's point of view 31 million miles away. Scientists are using the video to develop techniques to study alien worlds. "Making a video of Earth from so far away helps the search for other life-bearing planets in the Universe by giving insights into how a distant ... more Mars Express To Rendezvous With Martian Moon 
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 17, 2008Scientists and engineers are preparing ESA's Mars Express for a pair of close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos. Passing within 100 km of the surface, Mars Express will conduct some of the most detailed investigations of the moon to date. The series of fly-bys will take place between 12 July and 3 August. During the second encounter, the spacecraft will fly within 273 km of the surface. ... more Online Casino Reports Bets On Lunar Gambling 
London, UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2008Online Casino Reports lays a bet on the future of casino gambling, and donates to charity on the way. The online gambling portal has taken odds betting to a new realm entirely by placing a predictive wager on futuristic odds betting site, Long Bets, stating that there will be a casino on the moon by 2040. The prediction states that space tourism will be with us sooner than we think. ... more Brown-Led Team Finds Evidence Of Water In Lunar Interior 
Providence RI (SPX) Jul 10, 2008A Brown University-led research team has for the first time discovered evidence of water that came from deep within the Moon, a revelation that strongly suggests water has been a part of the Moon since its early existence -- and perhaps ever since it was created by a cataclysmic collision between the early Earth and a Mars-sized object about 4.5 billion years ago. ... more A Telescope Made Of Moondust 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 10, 2008A gigantic telescope on the Moon has been a dream of astronomers since the dawn of the space age. A lunar telescope the same size as Hubble (2.4 meters across) would be a major astronomical research tool. One as big as the largest telescope on Earth-10.4 meters across-would see far more than any Earth-based telescope because the Moon has no atmosphere. But why stop there? In the Moon's ... more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2008Some scientists believe that at least one meteorite found in Antarctica preserves evidence of ancient life on Mars. Now, work by a team of English scientists reinforces an earlier suggestion that evidence of life on the early Earth might be found in meteorites on the moon. The original idea was presented in a 2002 paper by University of Washington astronomer John Armstrong, who suggested ... more Northrop Grumman Completes LCROSS Thermal Vacuum Testing 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Northrop Grumman has successfully completed one of the most critical spacecraft environmental tests on NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) two months ahead of schedule. LCROSS will be launched later this year on a mission to impact the moon in the search for water ice and water-bearing compounds in lunar craters. Thermal vacuum testing helps determine a ... more Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Satellite Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon. The mission's main objective is to confirm the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater near a lunar polar region. A major milestone, thermal vacuum testing ... more NASA Study Provides Next Step To Establishing Lunar Outpost 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 25, 2008NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. The three-day Lunar Capability Concept Review capped a nine-month study led by the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington that incorporated science and exploration objectives earlier ... more |
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Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 23, 2008Harris has been selected for a potential seven-year, $58 million contract to provide the RF communications/navigation system for the next-generation space suit supporting NASA's Constellation program. Harris is a member of the Oceaneering International, Inc. team. The primary goals of NASA's Constellation Program are to maintain an American presence in low Earth orbit, to return to the ... more Solstice Moon Illusion 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 17, 2008Sometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. On Wednesday night, June 18th, step outside at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant form rising in the east. At first glance it looks like the full Moon. It has craters and seas and the face of a man, but this "moon" is strangely inflated. It's huge! You've just experienced the Moon Illusion. ... more NASA Tests Lunar Robots And Spacesuits On Earthly Moonscape 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2008Conditions on the moon will be harsher, but prototype NASA robotic vehicles braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings this month on sand dunes near Moses Lake, Wash., to prepare for future lunar expeditions. Teams from seven NASA centers and several universities conducted the tests from June 2-13. "The goal was to gain hands-on experience with specific technical challenges a ... more NASA Awards Contract For Lunar Constellation Spacesuit
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 13, 2008NASA has awarded a contract to Oceaneering International, for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system. The spacesuit will protect astronauts during Constellation Program voyages to the International Space Station and, by 2020, the surface of the moon. The subcontractors to Oceaneering are Air-Lock Inc. of Milford, Conn., David Clark Co. of Worcester, Mass., Cimarro ... more
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