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Water On The Moon[ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ]For all you space buffs who like to keep track of where the water is, it looks like you can add our very own moon to your list. Because according to a trio of papers appearing in the journal Science , the lunar surface is wetter than we realized. [More]
Scientific American Thursday, September 24, 2009Is there water on the moon?India's first lunar mission has found evidence of large quantities of water on the surface of the moon.
iol.co.za Thursday, September 24, 2009Did Comet Crashes Help Spark Earth Life?A comet hitting Earth would seem to bring only death and destruction, but one group is studying how such an impact could promote certain necessary chemical steps in the origin of life. The researchers are focusing on how comet collisions might have influenced the molecular orientation, or handedness, of our planet's biology.
SPACE.com 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, 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, 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, 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.
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, 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.
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