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Researcher Delighted That LCROSS Confirms Lunar Prospector FindingsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 09, 2009 When the LCROSS rocket stage slammed into Cabeus crater on October 9, creating an impact plume of material that had not seen sunlight for possibly billions of years, it conclusively proved that water ice exists in the dark recesses of the Moon's polar craters. The LCROSS findings delighted William Feldman, a senior scientist at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. "What got me ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2009The diminutive moon Prometheus whips gossamer ice particles out of Saturn's F ring in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 21, 2009. The moon and the ring have eccentric, offset orbits, so Prometheus dips in and out of the F ring as it travels around Saturn. Its gravitational force drags the dust-sized particles at the edge of the F ring along for the ride. ... more  
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2009We've studied the human body in weightlessness for decades, and we now have a fairly good understanding of how it affects us. It's important to know this. Weightlessness, or microgravity, can seriously influence the health and performance of astronauts. One thing we don't properly understand, though, is the influence of partial gravity on the human ... more 
Coimbatore, India (PTI) Nov 25, 2009Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayan Mission II, ISRO, on Monday said that there would be more indigenous components in country's second moon mission. Annadurai was in the city to participate in the 30th convocation of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the function, Annadurai said: "This time we expect more indigenous components ... more |
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 Vast Scope For Research On Moon  Astronomy Question Of The Week: What Happens On The Moon During A Lunar Eclipse  Cassini Sends Back Images Of Enceladus As Winter Nears |
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 20092009 will go down in history as one of the greatest years for lunar exploration. We were stunned by the discovery that the sun-drenched lunar surface, once thought to be bone dry, hosts small traces of water! Orbital observations of the Moon's polar regions revealed areas that are probably the coldest regions in the solar system, with temperatures plunging below that of Pluto! With all thi ... more 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2009NASA has successfully completed a series of autonomous "drop" tests of a robotic lander test article - in a record 10 months - to demonstrate the ability to perform a controlled landing on the moon or other airless planetary bodies. During recent tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the lander test article was suspended up 10.5 feet from the landing pad. Releas ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2009Impact craters on Mars are kind of neat. Many of them look very different than impact craters seen on Earth's moon or Mercury. Fresh lunar and Mercurian craters have ejecta blankets that look a bit rough near the crater rims; around larger craters, long rays or chains of secondary craters radiate away from the crater rims. Some Martian craters are similar to these craters, but Mars also ha ... more |
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 Chandrayaan Instrument Finds Magnetosphere Around Moon  LCROSS Finds Water On Moon   New Moon Sets Stage For Brilliant Leonids Meteor Shower |
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