Moon Exploration and Science News

October 21, 2016

Spectacular Lunar Grazing Occultation of Bright Star on Oct. 18
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 18, 2016
As seen from a path about a mile wide extending from Los Angeles, Calif., to Denver, and on to Minnesota south of Minneapolis (and further east, to Lake Superior and Labrador), the bright star Aldebaran's angular diameter will be evident to anyone using binoculars or a small telescope (weather permitting) as the star rapidly fades in and out multiple times among mountains near the Moon's north pole. The fades can last even over a second to cover the star's disk, which subtends 120 feet at the Moon ... read more

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Hunter's Supermoon to light up Saturday night sky A hunter's supermoon will light the sky Saturday and Sunday night, the first of three supermoons expected over the next three months. ... more		Small Impacts Are Reworking Lunar Soil Faster Than Scientists Thought The Moon's surface is being "gardened" - churned by small impacts - more than 100 times faster than scientists previously thought. This means that surface features believed to be young are perhaps e ... more		A facelift for the Moon every 81,000 years The Moon is bombarded by so much space rock that its surface gets a complete facelift every 81,000 years, according to a study released Wednesday based on NASA data. ... more
				Exploration Team Shoots for the Moon with Water-Propelled Satellite A satellite propelled by the Earth's most abundant natural resource? Yes, it's true. Cislunar Explorers, a team of Cornell University students guided by Mason Peck, a former senior official at NASA ... more		Space tourists eye $150mln Soyuz lunar flyby Russia's S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia is preparing a Moon expedition on board an upgraded Soyuz spacecraft with eight space tourists interested in a trip, Energia's Genera ... more

Roscosmos to spend $7.5Mln studying issues of manned lunar missions The Russian state space corporation Roscosmos will spend 478 million rubles ($7.5 million) on studying issues of manned flights to the moon, data published on the Russian public procurement web port ... more		Lockheed Martin, NASA Ink Deal for SkyFire Infrared Lunar Discovery Satellite Lockheed Martin has just signed a contract with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a miniature infrared satellite to provide scientists with advanced imaging of the Moon ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		As dry as the moon Data sent back to the Earth by Chinese lunar probe Chang'e 3 has proved for the first time that there is no water on the moon, said a Chinese astronomer. The Chang'e 3 has gathered data on the ... more
				US company gets historic nod to send lander to moon US startup company Moon Express said Wednesday it had received approval from the government to send an unmanned lander to the moon next year, in a first for private industry. ... more		China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies in blaze of online glory China's troubled but beloved Jade Rabbit lunar rover has whirred its last, state media said Wednesday, after it bid humanity farewell on social media. ... more

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Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

Heart hazard for Apollo astronauts: study NASA's Apollo astronauts, the only humans to have travelled beyond Earth's protective magnetosphere, die disproportionately of heart and blood vessel diseases, researchers said Thursday, blaming radiation. ... more		Russia, US Discuss Lunar Station for Mars Mission Russia's Roscosmos Corporation and NASA are in discussions about future of joint space missions following the conclusion of the ISS project in 2024; one proposal is to create a space base close to t ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Asteroid that formed moon's Imbrium Basin may have been protoplanet-sized Around 3.8 billion years ago, an asteroid more than 150 miles across, roughly equal to the length of New Jersey, slammed into the Moon and created the Imbrium Basin - the right eye of the fabled Man ... more
Russian and US engineers plan manned moon mission Engineers in Russia and the US are completing a plan for a collaborative space program. The initiative would preserve the multinational alliance developed when the International Space Station (ISS) ... more		Taiwan to make lunar lander for NASA moon-mining mission Taiwan is building a $47 million lunar lander as part of the first ever moon-mining project, officials said Monday. ... more		SSTL and Goonhilly announce partnership and a call for lunar orbit payloads Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (GES) have announced a new partnership to go beyond Earth's orbit and provide a new model of low cost, high value, space exploration a ... more		NASA camera catches moon 'photobombing' Earth For only the second time in a year, a NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured a view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth. "For the ... more

	Russia to spend $60M in 2016-2018 to fund space voyages to Moon, Mars The project to create a nuclear-power transport module, intended to fly to the moon and Mars, will receive 3.81 billion rubles ($60 million) in funding in 2016-2018, according to the public procurem ... more		Russian Moon Base to Hold Up to 12 People Russian engineers are working on a project of a Moon base that will eventually hold up to 12 people, the spokeswoman of a research institute with the Russian space agency Roscosmos told local media. ... more

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SwRI scientists discover fresh lunar craters		NASA research gives new insights into how the Moon got inked		First rocket made ready for launch at Vostochny spaceport

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