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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter To Help Astronauts Survive On Moon's Forbidding Frontier
April 30, 2009 — NASA will send a robotic scout, called the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), to orbit the moon in 2009. LRO will gather crucial data on the lunar environment that will help astronauts prepare for ... > full story -
Discovered After 40 Years: Moon Dust Hazard Influenced By Sun's Elevation
April 17, 2009 — In the 1960s and 1970s, the Apollo Moon Program struggled with a minuscule, yet formidable enemy: sticky lunar dust. Four decades later, a new study reveals that forces compelling lunar dust to cling ... > full story -
Twin Spacecraft To Explore Gravitational 'Parking Lots' That May Hold Secret Of Moon's Origin
April 9, 2009 — Two places on opposite sides of Earth may hold the secret to how the moon was born. NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft are about to enter these zones, known as ... > full story -
Earthshine Reflects Earth's Oceans And Continents From The Dark Side Of The Moon
April 7, 2009 — Researchers have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as ... > full story -
Cassini Provides Virtual Flyover Of Saturn's Moon Titan
March 28, 2009 — New movies and images from Cassini of Saturn's moon Titan are providing a bird's-eye view of the moon's Earth-like ... > full story -
Small Robots Can Prepare Lunar Surface For NASA Outpost
February 25, 2009 — Small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA's Moon outpost, according to a NASA-sponsored ... > full story -
NASA Mission To Seek Water Ice On Moon Heads To Florida For Launch
February 18, 2009 — NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, is enroute from Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, Calif., to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation ... > full story -
Most Detailed Lunar Map Suggests Little Water Inside Moon
February 12, 2009 — The most detailed map of the Moon ever created has revealed never-before-seen craters at the lunar poles. The map is also revealing secrets about the Moon's interior -- and hinting about Mars's ... > full story -
C1XS Catches First Glimpse Of X-Ray From The Moon
January 23, 2009 — The C1XS X-ray camera has successfully detected its first X-ray signature from the Moon. This is the first step in its mission to reveal the origin and evolution of our Moon by mapping its surface ... > full story -
NASA Radar Provides First Look Inside Moon’s Shadowed Craters
January 19, 2009 — Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest ... > full story
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