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Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere At RheaPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 28, 2010 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. This is the first time a spacecraft has directly captured molecules of an oxygen atmosphere - albeit a very thin one - at a world other than Earth. The oxygen appears to arise when Saturn's magnetic field rotates over Rhea. Energetic particles trapped in the planet's magnetic field pepper the moon's water-ice surface. They cause chemical reac ... read more |
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  Russia To Launch Unmanned Lander To Martian Moon In October 2011 The head of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Anatoly Perminov, said here on Sunday that the launch of an unmanned lander to one of the moon of Mars, Phobos, was scheduled for October 2011. ... more | .. |
  Mission to far side of moon proposed A U.S. aerospace company says it is proposing a mission to send a crew to a stationary spot in orbit over the far side of the moon. ... more | .. |
 Russia To Launch Unmanned Lander To Martian Moon In October 2011 The head of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Anatoly Perminov, said here on Sunday that the launch of an unmanned lander to one of the moon of Mars, Phobos, was scheduled for October 2011. ... more | .. |
 NASA Mars Rover Images Honor Apollo 12 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has visited and photographed two craters informally named for the spacecraft that carried men to the moon 41 years ago this week. Opportunity drove pa ... more |
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 Mining On The Moon Is A Not-So-Distant Possibility While lunar mining might some day be economically feasible for countries and companies, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher believes strongly that mining in space is essential ... more | .. |
 A Softer Landing on the Moon Getting something onto the surface of the Moon intact is always a challenge. Gravity pulls you in. There's no atmosphere to slow you down. Parachutes don't work. Your only hope is to use thrusters t ... more | .. |
 New Analysis Explains Formation Of Lunar Farside Bulge A bulge of elevated topography on the farside of the Moon - known as the lunar farside highlands - has defied explanation for decades. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Califor ... more | .. |
  China Announces Success Of Chang'e-2 Lunar Probe Mission Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday unveiled an image of the moon's Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, photographed by Chang'e-2, marking the success of China's second lunar probe mission. Premie ... more |
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 New type of moon rock identified U.S. scientists say a new type of rock on the moon, the first new variety identified in decades, is probably ancient material born deep inside the moon. ... more | .. |
 Moon Express Enters $30 Million Google Lunar X PRIZE Competition Moon Express has announced its official entry into the Google Lunar X PRIZE - a $30 million competition that challenges space professionals and engineers from across the globe to build and launch to ... more | .. |
 Dead Spacecraft Walking A pair of NASA spacecraft that were supposed to be dead last year are instead flying to the Moon for a breakthrough mission in lunar orbit. "Their real names are THEMIS P1 and P2, but I call t ... more | .. |
 Surviving Lunar Dangers Space takes its toll on humans and equipment. Go into deep space, and the environment becomes even more hostile. Land on the Moon, and you're facing the most dangerous place humans have explored bey ... more |
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 Collision Spills New Moon Secrets Scientists led by Brown University are offering the first detailed explanation of the crater formed when a NASA rocket and spacecraft slammed into the Moon last October and information about the com ... more | .. |
NASA Awards Contract To Team FREDNET Google Lunar X PRIZE Contender Team FREDNET has been awarded a NASA Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) contract at the maximum government purchase value of $10.01 million. As a recipient of this ILDD contract, Team FREDN ... more | .. |
 LRO Supports Historic Lunar Impact Mission 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 bi ... more | .. |
 LRO Detects Surprising Gases In LCROSS Lunar Impact Plume NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and its sophisticated suite of instruments have determined that hydrogen, mercury and other volatile substances are present in permanently shaded soils on t ... more |
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 Spring Has Sprung ... On Titan NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent back dreamy raw images of Saturn's moon Titan that show the appearance of clouds around the moon's midsection. These bright clouds likely appeared because th ... more | .. |
Moon's 'treasure chest' includes silver : study Lunar soil is richer than previously thought, with traces of silver among the complex mix of elements and compounds found within one of the moon's craters, according to a study published Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Cassini Clocks Nine Moons In 62 Hours Taking a long-weekend road trip, NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully glided near nine Saturnian moons, sending back a stream of raw images as mementos of its adrenaline-fueled expedition. The spa ... more | .. |
NASA to buy private moon data NASA has signed contracts with U.S. six teams competing to design, build and launch private moon probes to purchase their lunar data, agency officials say. The six teams are competing in the Goog ... more |
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  The Earth Is Not Round 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, valle ... more | .. |
 NASA Awards Contracts For Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data NASA has awarded Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) contracts to six companies for the purchase of technical data resulting from industry efforts to develop vehicle capabilities and demonst ... more | .. |
 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 |
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