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Water on the Moon: What Does it Mean?The Moon has been turned upside down. Figuratively, of course. La Luna still orbits and phases as it always has, but we are now looking at the moon anew. From this day forward we know the chemistry of the Moon is different than what we have thought for decades, the geology might vary from [...]
Universe Today Friday, September 25, 2009Deep Impact Spacecraft Finds Clear Evidence of Water on MoonNew 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.
Topix.net Friday, September 25, 2009OU student receives $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation(University of Oklahoma) For the fifth consecutive year, a University of Oklahoma student has been selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. This year, 17 students were selected nationally based on exceptional performance, initiative and creativity in their field to receive the Astronaut Scholarship, the largest monetary award given to science and engineering students based solely on merit.
Eurekalert.org Friday, September 25, 2009Researchers discover Mars hides much more water than expectedThere is much more water on Mars than anyone had thought - possibly twice as much as in Greenland's ice sheet, scientists said Thursday.
Topix.net Friday, September 25, 2009Prototype developed to detect dark matter(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) A team of researchers from the University of Zaragoza and the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale has developed a "scintillating bolometer", a device that the scientists will use in efforts to detect the dark matter of the Universe, and which has been tested at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Huesca, Spain.
Eurekalert.org Friday, September 25, 2009Population: Enough of us nowWith more than a billion already going hungry, limiting population growth has to be a priority, say Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich
NewScientist.com Friday, September 25, 2009Photon 'machine gun' could power quantum computersA "quantum dot" device that spews out a string of entangled photons is set to revolutionise optical quantum computing
NewScientist.com Friday, September 25, 2009Feathered dinosaur older than earliest birdThe record for the oldest feathered dinosaur, which has stood since discovery of Archaeopteryx, has fallen to an older fossil unearthed in China
NewScientist.com Friday, September 25, 2009Live video makes Google Earth cities bustleData from traffic and weather cameras can bring the ghost towns of virtual earth programmes to life with people, cars and weather
Newscientist.com Friday, September 25, 2009Water Makes Moon Suddenly a More Attractive DestinationThe recent discovery of water molecules on the moon could make our celestial neighbor a more attractive candidate for a future manned mission.
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