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IYA ''Live'' Telescope Today - NGC 7009Did you get a chance to catch the live action on our southern hemisphere based telescope today? Then you missed a real treat! We had a chance to view NGC 7009 – the "Saturn Nebula" live for several hours. Of course, the small aperture of the scope doesn't do it the incredible [...]
Universe Today Thursday, September 24, 2009Yes, There's Water on the MoonThree different spacecraft have confirmed there is water on the Moon. It hasn't been found in deep dark craters or hidden underground. Data indicate that water exists diffusely across the moon as hydroxyl or water molecules — or both — adhering to the surface in low concentrations. Additionally, there may be a water [...]
Universe Today Thursday, September 24, 2009The beauty of the universe, from above and below(Karolinska Institutet) The 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award is to be presented to American planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and Iranian photographer and science journalist Babak A. Tafreshi in recognition of their photographic work, which -- each from its own perspective -- recalls mankind's place in the universe. The prize is the world's most prestigious distinction in scientific and medical photography.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, September 24, 2009New research shows water present across the moon's surface(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) When Apollo astronauts returned from the moon 40 years ago, a chief question was whether there was water to be found in the lunar rocks and soils. Most of the rock boxes containing lunar samples had leaked, leading scientists to assume that the trace amounts of water they found came from Earth air that had entered the containers. Forty years later, a team of scientists has found evidence that the old assumption may be wrong.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, September 24, 2009Surprise! Water Found On Moon's SurfaceThree different space probes have gathered evidence that the top layer of the moon's surface contains hidden stores of water. The moon is generally thought to be a dry place, and the discovery comes as an unexpected — and exciting — surprise for researchers.
NPR Thursday, September 24, 2009SPACE.com Forum Today! Q&A with Mars Rover Driver Ashley Stroupe at 2 pm ETSPACE.com readers discuss the nature of light and its unbeatable speed.
SPACE.com Thursday, September 24, 2009The world's best impact cratersApproximately 150 impact craters are known on Earth. See the most spectacular examples in our gallery
NewScientist.com Thursday, September 24, 2009Key process for space outpost proved on 'vomit comet' ride(Case Western Reserve University) During flights simulating the moon's low gravity, Case Western Reserve University researchers find that sifters can separate soil particles and produce the best feedstock for an oxygen generator. NASA and Case Western Reserve scientists are designing and testing components of the generator, which would provide oxygen needed for a lunar or Martian outpost.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, September 24, 2009NASA Goddard shoots the moon to track lunar spacecraft(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Twenty-eight times per second, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center fire a laser that travels about 250,000 miles to hit the minivan-sized Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft moving at nearly 3,600 miles per hour as it orbits the moon.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, September 24, 2009Deep Impact and other spacecraft find clear evidence of water on moon(University of Maryland) New data from the Deep Impact spacecraft and the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, an instrument aboard India's recently ended Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, provide, for the first time, clear evidence that water exists on the surface of the moon.
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