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Europa's Hidden Ice ChemistryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 05, 2010 The frigid ice of Jupiter's moon Europa may be hiding more than a presumed ocean: it is likely the scene of some unexpectedly fast chemistry between water and sulfur dioxide at extremely cold temperatures. Although these molecules react easily as liquids-they are well-known ingredients of acid rain-Mark Loeffler and Reggie Hudson at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., now report that they react as ices with surprising speed and high yield at temperatures hundreds of degrees below ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2010The discovery of water on the Moon could affect a telescope that will be installed on China's first lunar lander, scheduled in 2013, a Chinese astronomer was quoted as saying on Tuesday. In September 2009, scientists announced they had found a watery dew covering parts of the Moon. In sunlight, the water vaporises and is then broken down into molecules of hydroxyl, a compound comprising one ... more  
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 21, 2010Been outside at midnight lately? There's something you really need to see. Jupiter is approaching Earth for the closest encounter between the two planets in more than a decade--and it is dazzling. The night of closest approach is Sept. 20-21st. This is also called "the night of opposition" because Jupiter will be opposite the sun, rising at sunset and soaring overhead at midnight. Among al ... more  
Beijing, China (PTI) Sep 21, 2010China is planning giant strides into deep space exploration by sending its first lunar manned mission by 2025, a probe to Mars by 2013 and to Venus by 2015, intensifying its space race with India which also plans Moon and Sun missions. China's first step toward expected to orbit the Moon, land and return to Earth by 2020, said Ye Peijian, Commander in Chief of the Chang'e (lunar landing) p ... more |
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 Moon's Craters Give New Clues To Early Solar System Bombardment  NASA's LRO Exposes Moon's Complex And Turbulent Youth   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Next Step For ESA's First Moon LanderParis, France (ESA) Sep 17, 2010 Mission description: land autonomously with pinpoint precision near the Moon's south pole, a region full of dangerous boulders and high ridges. The aim of ESA's proposed precursor is to probe the moonscape's unknowns and test new technology to prepare for future human landings. The first mission to visit the south polar region of the Moon took a significant step forward when a further study contract was signed with EADS-Astrium in Berlin, Germany. The mission aims to land in the mountainous ... read more |
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