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LRO Supports Historic Lunar Impact MissionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 22, 2010 The lunar rocks brought back to the Earth by the Apollo astronauts were found to have very little water, and to be much drier than rocks on Earth. An explanation for this was that the Moon formed billions of years ago in the solar system's turbulent youth, when a Mars-sized planet crashed into Earth. The impact stripped away our planet's outer layer, sending it into orbit. The pieces later coalesced under their own gravity to form our Moon. Heat from all this mayhem vaporized most of the water in ... read more |
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  China Eyes Extended Mission Beyond Moon The mysteries surrounding the mission of China's Chang'e 2 moon probe are gradually being solved. Prior to the launch, China was exceptionally shy about revealing many details of the mission, includ ... more | .. |
 NASA Thruster Test Aids Future Robotic Lander's Ability To Land Safely NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., collaborated with NASA's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M., and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Calif., to successfu ... more | .. |
 Lunar Probe And Space Exploration Is China's Duty To Mankind A chief designer with China's second lunar probe project has said that the country's lunar pursuit, while lagging behind Russia and the United States for more than 40 years, is still important becau ... more | .. |
  Saturn's Icy Moon May Keep Oceans Liquid With Wobble Saturn's icy moon Enceladus should not be one of the most promising places in our solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. Instead, it should have frozen solid billions of years ago. Located ... more | .. |
 Four Chinese Lunar Landers Mooted For years, the official line on China's robot lunar program was a simple case of 1-2-3. There would be an orbiter (Chang'e 1) followed by a lander bearing a rover (Chang'e 2), and finally, a robot l ... more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 05, 2010The 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 ... more  
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 04, 2010China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, was maneuvered to correct its trajectory on the earth-moon transfer orbit Saturday. Scientists successfully activated the attitude control engines on Chang'e-2 and trimmed the satellite for the first time on its journey, according to a flight control official in Beijing. "During Chang'e-2's 380,000-km journey to the moon, we will conduc ... more  
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 04, 2010China's second lunar mission, Chang'e 2, will perform several tasks during its flight. Some of these are purely scientific, aimed at helping us to understand the Moon and the space around it. One task is highly practical. China is using the spacecraft to scout landing sites for future Chinese Moon missions. China's first lunar orbiter, Chang'e 1, made a complete map of the Moon. Whil ... more |
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 NASA official: Moon still matters  Rocket Carrying China's Second Lunar Probe Almost Ready For Launch   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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China To Launch Second Lunar ProbeXichang, China (XNA) Sep 30, 2010 China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e II, at an appropriate time between Oct. 1 and 3, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced Wednesday. Fueling of the Long March CZ-3C rocket will begin on Sept. 30. The lunar probe will test key technology for Chang'e III, collect data for future landings of Chang'e III and Chang'e IV, and provide high-resolution photographs of the landing area. The Long March CZ-3C rocket will boost Chan ... read more |
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