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Nasa gives the moon a one-two punchNasa is planning a lunar dust-up to test a theory about the presence of water on the moon.
iol.co.za Thursday, October 08, 20093 Americans share Nobel physics prizeThe next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday.
Topix.net Thursday, October 08, 2009New shoreline camp boosts Bay Water Trail - Inside Bay AreaNew shoreline camp boosts Bay Water Trail Inside Bay AreaThe East Bay Regional Park District developed the group camp its first shoreline one cozily inside the sheltered earth and concrete walls of an old ...and more raquo;
Info 5000 Thursday, October 08, 2009NASA Set to Dive Bomb the MoonA NASA spacecraft and its trusty rocket stage are drawing ever closer to the moon to intentionally crash to their doom Friday, all in the name of science.
SPACE.com Thursday, October 08, 2009State park to offer two-day program on how to camp with gear provided - Mineral Wells IndexState park to offer two-day program on how to camp with gear providedMineral Wells IndexHave you always wanted to take your family camping, but really weren't sure how to go about it? If so, Lake Mineral Wells State Park will be hosting a ...
Info 5000 Thursday, October 08, 2009No, NASA Is Not Bombing the MoonThere seems to be a little lunacy making the rounds that NASA is going to "bomb" the Moon on Friday morning, or "hurt the Moon," or "split the Moon in half," or change its orbit. This is all just nonsense and scare-mongering, and those worried about our Moon can rest assured our lunar [...]
Universe Today Thursday, October 08, 2009Kraken becomes first academic machine to achieve petaflop(National Institute for Computational Sciences) The University of Tennessee's Kraken supercomputer was just upgraded to a peak performance exceeding one petaflop, making it the fastest system in the country managed by an academic institution and placing it among the five fastest systems in the world.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, October 08, 2009California Academy of Sciences welcomes new fellows, bestows annual awards(California Academy of Sciences) The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce that 12 new members have joined the ranks of the Academy Fellows, a governing group of over 300 distinguished scientists who have made notable contributions to one or more of the natural sciences. They will join the ranks of such well-known Academy Fellows as Sylvia Earle, Paul Ehrlich, John Holdren, Peter Raven and Jill Tartar.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, October 08, 2009NASA flies to Antarctica for largest airborne polar ice survey(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, October 08, 2009Spacecraft To Crash Into Moon In Search Of WaterEarly Friday morning, NASA will crash-land a satellite and a spacecraft in a crater near the moon's south pole. The impact will toss up huge plumes of debris visible from Earth. Infrared cameras will search for water ice and vapor in the cloud of debris.
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