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Ancient Lunar Mineral Reveals Moon's History
London, UK (PTI) Feb 05, 2009Scientists have discovered the oldest lunar mineral 'zircon', nearly 4.42 billion years old, a finding, which they claim sheds important light on the early formation of the moon's surface. An international team, led by the Curtin University of Technology, has analysed the mineral that they discovered from lunar samples provided by US space agency NASA, in a new study published in the ... more East Asia Builds World's Largest Radio Telescope Network 
Shanghai, China (XNA) Feb 03, 2009East Asian astronomers are building the world's largest radio telescope array to see the deep into the galaxy and black holes and more accurately determine the orbits of lunar probes such as China's Chang'e-1. The array, called the East Asia Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) consortium, consists of 19 radio telescopes from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) that cover an a ... more NASA Selects Teams For Moon Impact Observation Campaign 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2009NASA has selected four teams to observe the impact of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, with the lunar surface during the mission's search for water ice on the moon. The LCROSS mission is a small companion mission to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in spring 2009. Instruments aboard the satellite are design ... more ISRO-Built Satellite Fails After Five Weeks 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 02, 2009The very first communications satellite sold by the Indian Space Research Organization to the European operator Eutelsat has failed abruptly after five weeks in orbit, in a setback to ISRO which just celebrated the 100th day of its successful moon mission. 'Scientists at ISRO are analyzing the anomaly in the hope of reviving the satellite,' ISRO spokesman S. Satish told IANS. ... more Roscosmos Eyes New Station 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 30, 2009Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will propose to the government the construction of a low-orbit space station to support future exploration of the Moon and Mars, an agency official said Thursday. "We will soon propose to our government a project to construct a low-orbit complex, which could serve as a foundation for the implementation of the lunar program and later on - the Mars ... more |
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Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 28, 2009University cosmochemists Lawrence Grossman and Steven Simon have studied scores of meteorites during their careers, with a few Apollo lunar samples thrown in for good measure. But until 2006, they had never before examined a verified sample of a comet. Much to their surprise, what they found looked a lot like components of some of the meteorites in their research collection. "The thi ... more Rocketdyne Lunar Lander Test Engine Validates Capabilities 
West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Jan 27, 2009Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne's Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) has successfully demonstrated critical capabilities required for NASA's Altair lunar lander. The engine performed with stable operation at the widest throttle range of any known high performance cryogenic engine in December during its third series of ground tests at the company's West Palm Beach, Fla., test facility. ... more Space Program Still Vital 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2009In 1961, when President John F. Kennedy told Congress we'd put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, he knew that the journey of discovery would yield more value than simply beating the Russians to the moon. "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth," were the ... more Exploring The Eighth Continent 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2009In orbit around the moon, the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft is making new discoveries about the chemical composition of our cosmic neighbor. This information will teach us more about the current lunar environment, and also help us better understand the formation of the moon from an asteroid collision with Earth 4.5 billion years ago. The Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture ra ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 20, 2009Like 50 years ago, the Moon continues to attract the world's leading space agencies. In 2009, an impatient NASA will move to reinstate its Saturn V moon-rocket launch facility in order to repeat the triumphant July 1969 lunar landing. Objectively speaking, the Soviet Union was the first country to launch an automated probe called Mechta (Dream) on January 2, 1959. The probe flew 6,000 km ... more NASA and the Inaugural Parade 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2009The crew of STS-126 join representatives from across the country and the nation's armed forces in the 56th Inaugural Parade. The NASA contingent will include a next-generation lunar rover that astronauts could use for future exploration of the moon. Astronaut Mike Gernhardt will drive the rover; while Astronaut Rex Walheim, wearing a spacesuit, will ride with him. The Lunar Electric Rover ... more Chandrayaan Gives First Glimpse Of Darkest Craters On Moon 
New York NY (PTI) Jan 20, 2009India's first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, is providing scientists with the first look inside the moon's coldest and darkest craters, US space agency NASA has said. The NASA radar on board the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has sent back its first images which "show the floors of permanently-shadowed polar craters on the moon that aren't visible from Earth," NASA said in a press ... more NASA Radar On Indian Lunar Satellite Looks Deep Inside Shadowed Craters
Laurel MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2009Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest craters. The Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, has passed its initial in-flight tests and sent back its first data. The images show the floors of permanently-shadowed polar craters on the moon that aren't visible fro ... more
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