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Mirror, Mirror On The Moon -- The Most Powerful Telescope Of All
Paris (AFP) June 20, 2007Desolate, airless and with no people around for hundreds of thousands of kilometers (miles), the Moon is a great place -- for astronomers, that is. Skywatchers have an enduring hope of one day building a lunar observatory, where gleamings from the earliest stars can be snared without the curse of man-made light pollution and Earth's atmospheric distortion. But making telescopic mirrors ... more China To Increase Payload Capacity Of Carrier Rockets 
Beijing (Xinhua) Jun 19, 2007China plans to develop a new generation of carrier rockets with an increased payload capacity in order to advance its lunar exploration program, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The payload capacity of China's Long March series of carrier rockets will be increased from its current weight of 9.5 tons to 25 tons, an official with the corporation said. ... more Japan To Launch Lunar Orbiter On August 16 
Tokyo (AFP) June 13, 2007Japan will launch a lunar orbiter on August 16 to collect data for research of the moon's origin and evolution, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Wednesday. The probe will consist of a main unit, which will circulate 100 kilometres (60 miles) above the moon, and two small satellites, the agency said. It will be launched from the Space Centre on the isle of Tanegashima off the southern ... more Vignette Helps NASA Make Giant Leap To The Moon And Beyond 
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Vignette's Next-Generation Web solutions are helping NASA engineers and scientists connect and share information online, as the federal agency designs its next generation of space vehicles for the Constellation Program. The Constellation Program is responsible for developing crew exploration and launch vehicles that will send humans back to the moon and then to Mars. ... more Testing Technique For Gravitomagnetic Field Is Ineffective 
Columbia, MO (SPX) Jun 05, 2007Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has fascinated physicists and generated debate about the origin of the universe and the structure of objects like black holes and complex stars called quasars. A major focus has been on confirming the existence of the gravitomagnetic field, as well as gravitational waves. A physicist at the University of Missouri-Columbia recently argued in ... more |
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Hesperia (AFP) California, May 25, 2007They are eco-friendly, cost next to nothing to build, and in Nader Khalili's dreams, they might one day be housing the first settlers on the Moon. On a sun-baked fringe of arid California desert that in places resembles a lunar landscape, Khalili, an Iranian-born architect who came to the United States in 1971, proudly surveys his cluster of ceramic, domed homes. ... more First China Mission To Moon To Launch By Year End 
Beijing (Xinhua) May 22, 2007China was "losing no time" in preparing its first lunar orbiter, Chang'e I, which will most likely be launched in the second half of 2007, a space official said here on Sunday. "The moon probe project is the third milestone in China's space technology after satellite and manned spacecraft projects, and a first step for us in exploring deep space," said Sun Laiyan ... more Oresme Crater Show Many Signs Of The Early Lunar Heavy Bombardment 
Paris, France (ESA) May 22, 2007This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the Oresme crater on the Moon. AMIE obtained this picture on 30 August 2006 - only 4 days before SMART-1's final impact on the lunar surface. It was taken from a distance of 1 100 kilometres over the surface, with a ground resolution of 110 metres per pixel. Oresme is located on the Moon's farside ... more China Aims To Launch Moon Probe This Year 
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2007China aims to launch its first lunar orbiter later this year, part of a three-step plan it hopes will eventually see moon samples brought back to Earth, state media said Sunday. The launch of the Chang'e I, envisaged in the second half of 2007, would be a landmark for China's space programme, China's space agency chief Sun Laiyan was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency. "Th ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) April 29, 2007The head of Russia's space agency Sunday said the US has rebuffed an offer from Moscow to jointly explore the moon, while announcing a separate contract with NASA for nearly one billion dollars for the International Space Station. Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency that Russia had proposed pooling resources to explore the moon ... more Longest Holiday In Space Ends As Russia Touts Lunar Tour Within Five Years 
Moscow (SPX) Apr 23, 2007As Russia's latest space tourist vovage ended, the Russia's Space Agency signaled it was ready to considering sending Russia's richest man, London-based Roman Abramovich, on a flight around the Moon for $300 million after 2010. "Some press reports have said Roman Abramovich has submitted his candidacy for flying around the Moon for $300 million," Anatoly Perminov, head of the agency, told ... more Back To The Moon For Some Reconnaissance 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2007Of the two luminaries that dominate our sky, it is the moon that is of particular interest to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project. The LRO will travel to the moon in late fall 2008, mapping the surface to help pave the way for humans to return. It will help prepare us for extended surface exploration on the moon and for subsequent missions to Mars and other distant destinations. Lunar ... more A Close Up Look At Martian Rocks From The Comfort Of Your Couch 
Burbank, CA (SPX) Apr 17, 200737 Martian rocks that somehow reached our planet over the eons may be key to telling us how Mars was formed, and may also tell us the best place to land when we visit the Red Planet. In their latest online documentary, "The Surface of Mars," The Futures Channel takes students to the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas to meet experimental petrologist Dr. Molly McCanta. She stud ... more
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