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The Earth Is Not RoundBethesda MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2010 Some 50 years ago, when the first artificial satellite was launched, it was generally thought the Earth was spherical in shape. Of course, the existence of surface anomalies such as mountains, valleys and ocean floor contours were well known, but not well understood in terms of their effects on satellite orbits near the Earth. Studies of the moon's motion had given some indication that the Earth's mass distribution is not quite spherical, but the moon is far from the planet and anomalies tend to b ... read more |
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Sydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2010Long-lost footage of Neil Armstrong descending the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar module will be screened in public for the first time in Sydney next week, a prominent astronomer told AFP. The footage runs for a few minutes and is considered to be some of the best footage of the historic 1969 moonwalk, but the film was lost in archives for many years and was badly damaged when found, said Joh ... more 
Rome, Italy (SPX) Sep 27, 2010Scientists have discovered a new type of solar wind interaction with airless bodies in our solar system. Magnetized regions called magnetic anomalies, mostly on the far side of the Moon, were found to strongly deflect the solar wind, shielding the Moon's surface. This will help understand the solar wind behavior near the lunar surface and how water may be generated in its upper layer. Obse ... more  
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2010China could launch its second lunar probe within days. The Chang'e 2 spacecraft was originally built as a back-up to China's first lunar orbiter, Chang'e 1, which was launched successfully in 2007. Rather than mothballing the spare spacecraft, China has sensibly planned a follow-up mission that will examine the Moon even more closely than the first. Chang'e 2 has been fairly camera-shy for ... more |
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Watch Out For The Super Harvest MoonHunstville AL (SPX) Sep 23, 2010 For the first time in almost 20 years, northern autumn is beginning on the night of a full Moon. The coincidence sets the stage for a "Super Harvest Moon" and a must-see sky show to mark the change of seasons. The action begins at sunset on Sept 22nd, the last day of northern summer. As the sun sinks in the west, bringing the season to a close, the full Harvest Moon will rise in the east, heralding the start of fall. The two sources of light will mix together to create a kind of 360-degree, summer ... read more |
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