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NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon
March 2, 2010 — Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole. NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic ... > full story -
Window Opens Into Moon's Past Volcanism
December 30, 2009 — Lava tubes, underground cave-like channels through which lava once flowed, are commonly found on Earth. Scientists have debated whether these tubes could form on the Moon as well, but no studies have ... > full story -
How the Moon Gets Its Exosphere
December 30, 2009 — Several decades ago scientists discovered that the Moon, long thought to have no atmosphere, actually does have an extremely thin exosphere. Scientists generally believe that the ions that make up ... > full story -
Latest Results from Lunar Mission Unveiled by NASA
December 15, 2009 — NASA's current mission in orbit around the moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has been providing crucial insights about our nearest celestial neighbor since its launch in June. At a ... > full story -
Icy Moons of Saturn and Jupiter May Have Conditions Needed for Life
December 15, 2009 — Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo will outline the impact of ice dynamics on the habitability of the moons of Saturn and Jupiter on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical ... > full story -
LCROSS Impact Analysis Indicates Water on Moon
November 13, 2009 — The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates that the mission successfully ... > full story -
Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?
November 11, 2009 — Contrary to preconceived notions, the atmosphere and the oceans were perhaps not formed from vapors emitted during intense volcanism at the dawning of our planet. Scientists now suggest that water ... > full story -
Cassini Makes Successful Flight Through Plume Of Saturn's Moon Enceladus
November 8, 2009 — The Cassini spacecraft has weathered the Monday, Nov. 2, flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus in good health and has been sending images and data of the encounter back to Earth. Cassini had approached ... > full story -
How The Moon Produces Its Own Water
October 15, 2009 — The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains on the lunar surface, producing water. ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft LCROSS Impacts Lunar Crater In Search Of Water Ice
October 9, 2009 — NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's ... > full story
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