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Huge Procellarum Basin on the Nearside of the Moon May Be Relic Scar from Ancient Impact
October 28, 2012 — The huge Procellarum basin on the nearside of the Moon may be a relic scar from an ancient impact event that shaped the lunar surface, reports a new ... > full story -
Potential Lunar and Martian Bases
October 22, 2012 — Researchers in the UK have presented plans for an extraplanetary laboratory that will determine whether it will be possible to establish a base on the Moon, or potentially ... > full story -
New Model Reconciles the Moon's Earth-Like Composition With the Giant Impact Theory of Formation
October 17, 2012 — The giant impact believed to have formed the Earth-Moon system has long been accepted as canon. However, a major challenge to the theory has been that the Earth and Moon have identical oxygen isotope ... > full story -
Moon Was Created in Giant Smashup; Vaporization of Impactor Left Signature in Tiny Excess of Heavier Form of Zinc
October 17, 2012 — It's a big claim, but scientists say they have discovered evidence that the Moon was born in a flaming blaze of glory when a body the size of Mars collided with the early Earth. The evidence might ... > full storyMore: -
Scientists Provide Window on Space Radiation Hazards
October 15, 2012 — Astrophysicists have created the first online system for predicting and forecasting the radiation environment in near-Earth, lunar, and Martian space environments. The near real-time tool will ... > full story -
Solar Wind Particles Likely Source of Water Locked Inside Lunar Soils
October 14, 2012 — The most likely source of the water locked inside soils on the moon's surface is the constant stream of charged particles from the sun known as the solar wind, new research ... > full story -
Prototype of Lunar Water-Prospecting Robot to Search for Water Ice at Moon's Northern Pole
October 9, 2012 — A robotics technology company has completed assembly of a full-size prototype of Polaris, a solar-powered robot that will search for potentially rich deposits of water ice at the moon's poles. The ... > full story -
Soil Heat Shield Concept Passes Arc Jet Testing
September 27, 2012 — Arc jet testing under intense temperatures and pressures showed that heat shields made from the soil of other worlds will stand up to the conditions they would encounter plunging through Earth's ... > full story -
Dawn Suggests Special Delivery of Hydrated Material to Vesta
September 26, 2012 — The mechanism by which water is incorporated into the terrestrial planets is a matter of extensive debate for planetary scientists. Now, observations of Vesta by NASA's Dawn mission suggest that ... > full story -
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Explores the Moon in 3-D
September 25, 2012 — Scientists using the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter are acquiring stereo images of the moon in high resolution (0.5 to 2 meters/pixel) that provide 3-D views of the surface from ... > full story
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