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Saturday, 13 June 2009 18:43

NASA delays next shuttle mission at least 4 days

Because of a leaky hydrogen vent system, NASA mission managers were forced to postpone the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew.
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009 18:19

Asia, Australia may see Kaguya and Moon crash

The Japanese Kaguya spacecraft will end its mission with an impact on the Moon. The Wednesday, June 10, 2009 crash is likely to be seen by people in Asia and Australia at approximately 1825 Universal Time (UT). Find out what time the crash will occur locally for you.

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Monday, 11 May 2009 19:40

Europa eclipsing Ganymede caught on video

A rarely recorded astronomical event in our Solar System occurred recently when one of Jupiter’s moons moved directly in front of another one and Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley caught it on video.

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Friday, 10 April 2009 19:35

The Theia hypothesis goes STEREO

The Theia hypothesis, developed from the Giant Impact hypothesis, implies that the Moon was created when a Mars-sized planet (called Theia) crashed into the Earth 4.5 million years ago. Can we find Theia? The twin STEREO probes of NASA may piece together an answer.

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Thursday, 09 April 2009 19:37

Moon1 vs. Moon2: Differences in U.S. manned lunar programs

Although general aspects of the second program to send U.S. astronauts to the Moon in the 2010s may seem similar to the first program in the 1960s, it’s really a whole new ball game out there in space when you compare Apollo to Constellation.
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Friday, 27 March 2009 21:44

NASA celebrates Apollo's 40th Anniversary to Moon

With July 20, 2009 fast approaching, NASA announces it will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the first Moon landing by the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the entire Apollo Program by the United States of America.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:15

Full Worm Moon wiggles out of sky

The full Moon, first seen early on the morning of Wednesday, March 11, 2009, is called a Worm Moon because worms traditionally are waking up from their long winter’s nap, as the ground thaws in the Northern Hemisphere, and are beginning to crawl and wiggle around.

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Wednesday, 04 March 2009 19:36

Add another moon to Saturn, the count goes up to 61

Astronomers with the NASA Cassini spacecraft imaging team announced that they discovered a tiny moon (S/2008 S 1) orbiting Saturn's second most outer ring. It is the 61st moon known to be orbiting the giant planet Saturn, and a huge discovery for learning more about the evolution of its ring system.

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Monday, 02 March 2009 19:39

Chang'e 1 crashes on Moon: No worries, it was supposed to

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, the Chinese Chang'e 1 space probe ended a 16-month mission when ground controllers remotely performed a maneuver to direct  it toward the lunar surface. They were successful and the probe made a controlled crash into the Moon. Wham! Boom! Ting!

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Sunday, 01 March 2009 20:13

Let's look back 50 years: Pioneer 4 goes to Moon

On March 3, 1959, Pioneer 4 was launched by NASA to become the first successful U.S. mission to the Moon. The little 6.1 kilogram space probe flew by the Moon to become the first U.S. craft to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth.

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Friday, 27 February 2009 20:17

Last chance in 2009 to see Moon, Venus together

On February 27, 2009, the Moon and the planet Venus will be up close and personal for the last time until spring 2010. Don’t miss your chance to see these two heavenly bodies!

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Wednesday, 25 February 2009 20:43

India places billions of rupees for first manned space mission

India wants to join Russia, the U.S. and China by independently placing one of its own citizens into space. You can call it India's national desire, but it’s really a race to the Moon with China and Japan. Whatever the reason, it is a good way to heat up healthy competition for Earth's exploration of outer space.
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 21:18

Update to Comet Lulin (and transit of Saturn's moons)

Comet Lulin will be making its closest approach to Earth on February 24, 2009. It has already given quite a few surprises as it heads toward us. Now, it is even visible without a telescope, just with your two eyeballs. As a plus, see the comet next to Saturn and four of its moons transiting the planet.

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Sunday, 15 February 2009 20:27

Monumental Moon map makes more missions manageable

The most comprehensive mapping of the Moon by an international science team has resolved its lunar surface features down to nine miles (15 kilometers). This accomplishment will help astronauts and robotic rovers on the lunar surface, along with helping to map other planets out there in space.

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Sunday, 08 February 2009 20:27

Penumbral lunar eclipse set for Monday 2.9.2009

On Monday, February 9, 2009, see the northern half of the full Moon pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a penumbral lunar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse of 2009. The only things you need are your eyes and clear skies overhead!
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 23:11

Space firsts on February 3, 1966: Luna 9 and ESSA-1

On February 3, 1966 the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 spacecraft made the first successful soft landing on the Moon, and the United States launched its first operational weather satellite ESSA-1. Both were instrumental in the continuing exploration of outer space by both countries, and now, forty-three years later, by many countries on Earth.

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Thursday, 29 January 2009 20:32

Was Dark Side of Moon once not Dark?

According to French geophysicists, the Moon, during its early formation, may have been rotated 180 degrees, so that the dark side of the Moon faced the Earth. The researchers say this change probably happened when an impact changed the Moon’s rotation. Did this really happen, or was it caused by space aliens?

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Friday, 23 January 2009 23:47

Video shows NASA lunar vehicle on streets of D.C.

A very interesting video is available of a lunar exploration vehicle being developed for the new NASA missions to the Moon beginning around 2020. However, this time the LER was exploring the streets of Washington D.C. during the Inaugural Parade of new U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Sunday, 18 January 2009 22:22

Moon magnetic discovery shows how much we don't know

MIT astronomers have discovered that a lunar liquid core, which existed about 4.2 billion years ago, generated the Moon’s current magnetic field. Concerning why we should go back to the Moon, one of the MIT scientists said we have literally "only scratched the surface."
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Friday, 02 January 2009 23:05

50 years ago: Luna 1 escapes Earth's gravity

Fifty years ago, on January 2, 1959, Luna 1 started its mission to become the first ever human-made object to exceed the escape velocity of the Earth. The pioneering flight helped to secure further Russian history, with its historic 1961 space flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space.

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