Moon Exploration and Science News

July 14, 2014

Sky-gazers can expect one 'Supermoon' per month for the next three months
Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2013
Weather permitting, watchers of the night sky will be set aglow by a Supermoon this evening. A Supermoon is the same, regular moon, only it appears up to three-times bigger than normal. Supermoons occur when the moon enters its full moon phase on the portion of its orbit when it swings closest to Earth's surface - 30,000 miles closer. Though the moon will appear much larger than usual, it has not actually swelled in size. Its impressive dimensions are a product of its slightly closer pr ... read more

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Landsat Looks to the Moon Every full moon, Landsat 8 turns its back on Earth. As the satellite's orbit takes it to the nighttime side of the planet, Landsat 8 pivots to point at the moon. It scans the distant lunar surface m ... more		Newfound Frozen World Orbits in Binary Star System A newly discovered planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth is expanding astronomers' notions of where Earth-like-and even potentially habitable-planets can form, and how ... more		Models suggest stretching forces shaped Ganymede's surface Processes that shaped the ridges and troughs on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede are likely similar to tectonic processes seen on Earth, according to a team of researchers led by Southwest ... more
				Yutu designer's bittersweet Jia Yang has two children. One goes to a middle school in Beijing; the other is on the moon. The trials of parenthood have been far more arduous with the second child for Jia, deputy chief designer ... more		Are China's Astronauts Moonbound China has made tremendous progress with its lunar exploration program. It has sent two spacecraft to orbit the Moon and has also landed a robot rover on the surface. Later this year, we expect China ... more

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Discovery expands search for Earth-like planets A newly discovered planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth is expanding astronomers' notions of where Earth-like-and even potentially habitable-planets can form, and how ... more		Russia plans super-heavy rocket for Lunar, Mars missions The Russian state corporation Roscosmos intends to hold a meeting in August on developing super-heavy rocket carrier involving a wide range of enterprises of the industry. "In early August we will h ... more		US warship makes first call at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base; Chinese coast guard rescues Philippine sailors in disputed waters Japan PM says US alliance would collapse if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis Russia's military chief visits troops in east Ukraine: defence ministry		Rover Has Enough Energy for Some Late-Night Work Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is continuing south along the ridgeline that forms the spine of the crater rim, collecting color imagery of targets and outcrops ... more
				NASA plans to colonize Mars NASA may not be planning to put a human on Mars until the 2030s, but the agency's top scientist said colonizing the planet is a key part of its agenda - as well as its search for extraterrestrial li ... more		Chinese scientists prepare for lunar base life support system Beijing (XNA) Jul 01, 2014 China is a step closer to setting up a lunar base after a 105-day manned airtight test, in which the bio-regenerative life support systems of Lunar Palace 1 sustained the ... more

Upside-down drive: NASA tests under-ice space rover A NASA space rover to be sent to Jupiter's moon Europa has had its first run in Alaska. The tiny machine is designed to travel on underwater ice. The Buoyant rover for under-ice exploration (BRUIE) ... more		China plans to land rover on Mars by 2020 China is planning to land a rover on Mars by 2020 and bring back samples from the Red Planet a decade later, according to a top scientist with the country's Lunar Exploration Program. The Mars ... more		World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say US monster storm kills 30 Icy cycles may have driven early protocell evolution		Computing Paths to Asteroids Helps Find Future Exploration Opportunities As left over building blocks of the solar system's formation, asteroids are of significant interest to scientists. Resources, especially water, embedded within asteroids could be of use to astronaut ... more
Mysterious 'Magic Island' appears on Saturn moon Now you don't see it. Now, you do. And now you don't see it again. Astronomers have discovered a bright, mysterious geologic object - where one never existed - on Cassini mission radar images of Lig ... more		Moon to see first tourists by 2017, single roundtrip ticket costs $150 mln The moon will welcome its first tourists as early as 2017, Space Adventures, a US-based space tourism company, said Wednesday. According to Space Adventures' head Tom Shelley, two brave folks have a ... more		NASA considers sending quadcopter drone to look for life on Titan While one NASA probe whizzes by Saturn's moon Titan on Thursday to analyze its atmosphere, the American space agency is also considering a plan to send a quadcopter drone capable of searching for li ... more		Titan Flybys Test the Talents of NASA's Cassini Team As NASA's Cassini spacecraft zooms toward Saturn's smoggy moon Titan for a targeted flyby on June 18, mission scientists are excitedly hoping to repeat a scientific tour de force that will provide v ... more

	NASA LRO's Moon As Art Collection Is Revealed The Lunar Reconnaissance team has marked the fifth anniversary of the lunar explorer's mission. LRO launched from Florida on June 18, 2009. After a four-day journey, the orbiter successfully entered ... more		Solar photons drive water off the moon Water is thought to be embedded in the moon's rocks or, if cold enough, "stuck" on their surfaces. It's predominantly found at the poles. But scientists probably won't find it intact on the sunlit s ... more

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Cracks in Pluto's Moon Could Indicate it Once Had an Underground Ocean		55-year old dark side of the moon mystery solved		New evidence supporting moon formation via collision of 2 planets		NASA Missions Let Scientists See Moon's Dancing Tide From Orbit		Earth's gravitational pull stretches moon surface
Water in moon rocks provides clues and questions about lunar history		Chinese lunar rover alive but weak		Large muskies lured by the moon		NASA Invites Public to Select Favorite Moon Image for Lunar Orbiter Anniversary Collection		Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets

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First broadband wireless connection ... to the moon

Researchers call for better ocean stewardship

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