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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 22:18

U.S. and Europe may explore Moon together

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) just finished a six-month assessment (in July 2008) of possible projects the two space agencies could team up on for future exploration of the Moon and establishment of lunar outposts.

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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 20:35

NASA considers American Student Moon Orbiter

The ASMO (American Student Moon Orbiter) concept would be a series of student-led projects geared to provide space exploration experience to students at universities. NASA is asking universities to let them know if their students are interested in helping the United States explore the Moon.


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Friday, 27 June 2008 02:53

LCROSS passes final test before trip to Moon

The U.S. space agency NASA announced that its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, nicknamed LCROSS, passed a thermal vacuum test in June 2008, which now gives it the go-ahead to investigate whether the Moon has water ice in a permanently shadowed lunar crater.


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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 20:00

NASA major milestone: All tech concepts Go for Moon

On June 20, 2008, NASA completed a major milestone review that determined the state of its Constellation program to return humans to the Moon and establish a lunar outpost. It concluded that all conceptual designs meet the requirements for a successful Moon project.
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 18:30

Moon's magical powers seem to rise on June 18th

Your eyes may deceive you but check out the full Moon rising in the eastern sky on Wednesday night, June 18, 2008. It’s huge, or is it the “Moon Illusion”?

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Sunday, 15 June 2008 20:30

NASA tests new Moon equipment on Earth

In preparation for its new Constellation project to send astronauts back to the Moon, NASA tested lunar equipment at moon-like Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.A., Earth.
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Wednesday, 21 May 2008 21:18

103 meteoroid impacts on Moon in 2.5 years

NASA has announced that over one hundred impacts of meteoroids have been recorded by its astronomers at the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office. Backyard astronomers can see these light flashes if they have their telescopes positioned just right.

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Thursday, 15 May 2008 22:10

Where are the other moons of Earth?

NASA researchers have postulated that when the Earth was hit by a large object about 4.5 billion years ago, it probably created many small moons around Earth, plus our large Moon. Many of them landed at stable points between the Earth and the Sun. They still should, theoretically, be here, but aren't. Where did they go? And why?

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Friday, 09 May 2008 02:37

ESA campaigning for new astronauts to Moon

The European Space Agency is looking for at least four young, motivated scientists, engineers, and jet pilots for its next-generation of astronauts.

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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 18:29

ISS flies fast & bright over North America and Europe

During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.

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Friday, 02 May 2008 03:45

Maybe you can't go to the Moon. But, your Name can!

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is inviting everyone around the world to join in its ‘first step back to the Moon’ with its "Send Your Name to the Moon" project as part of its LRO spacecraft mission.

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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 22:04

Space radiation may cause cancer in astronauts

With long-term human habitation on the Moon and long-duration manned Martian missions on the agenda for many space agencies, researchers at Georgetown University have discovered evidence that high-energy radiation in space may cause premature aging in the cells of astronauts.
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 17:55

Hawking envisions Columbus like exploration of space

Talking at a NASA 50th anniversary celebration, British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking suggests a need for space exploration similar to Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World.

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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 02:59

46 years ago: First U.S. spacecraft, Ranger 4, impacts Moon

On April 23, 1962, Ranger 4 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Three days later, it became the first U.S. satellite to reach the Moon’s surface—when it crashed into the body.
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 01:24

Duct tape saves the day on the Moon

The date was December 11, 1972. NASA Apollo astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt had landed on the Moon. Lucky for them a roll of good old-fashion duct tape was onboard after damaging their lunar rover.

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Sunday, 20 April 2008 21:29

Media state NASA will stay 6 months on Moon in 2020. Incorrect!

Based on comments by Carl Walz, NASA Director of Advanced Capabilities Division, some media reports are stating that astronauts will be staying six months on the Moon in 2020. These media statements are not correct. Please read on.
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 20:27

Wolves howl at Full Moon: Guess what happens On The Moon?

NASA scientists have discovered that the tail of the Earth’s magnetic field goes out to the Moon when it is full. This interplay between Earth’s magnetotail and the Full Moon has been found to cause lunar dust storms and electrostatic discharges (static).
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 03:21

NASA to dust off robotic lunar orbiter mission LADEE

NASA has announced that its Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission will be launched in 2011 to explore the composition and structure of the Moon’s tenuous atmosphere, especially to investigate the presence and distribution of dust just off the lunar surface.
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 05:45

Results of NASA's 'œThe 2008 Great Moonbuggy Race'

On April 7, 2008, NASA announced the winners of the high school and college divisions of its 2008 Great Moonbuggy Race.
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Monday, 07 April 2008 18:15

Crescent Moon intertwine with Pleiades: April 8, 2008

On the evening of Tuesday, April 8, 2008, skygazers will see the Moon move very close to The Seven Sisters, or also called the Pleiades. People of North America will have the best position for the viewing.

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