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Flying Formation -- Around the Moon at 3,600 Mph
March 27, 2012 — The act of two or more aircraft flying together in a disciplined, synchronized manner is one of the cornerstones of military aviation, as well as just about any organized air show. But as amazing as ... > full story -
Titanium Paternity Test Fingers Earth as Moon's Sole Parent
March 29, 2012 — A new chemical analysis of lunar material collected by Apollo astronauts in the 1970s conflicts with the widely held theory that a giant collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object gave birth to ... > full story -
NASA GRAIL Returns First Student-Selected Moon Images
March 22, 2012 — One of two NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed back the first student-requested pictures of the lunar surface from its onboard camera. Fourth grade students from the Emily Dickinson ... > full story -
Super-Earth Unlikely Able to Transfer Life to Other Planets
March 20, 2012 — While scientists believe conditions suitable for life might exist on the so-called "super-Earth" in the Gliese 581 system, it's unlikely to be transferred to other planets within that solar ... > full story -
Cosmic Rays Alter Chemistry of Lunar Ice, May Create Building Blocks of Life
March 19, 2012 — Space scientists report they have quantified levels of radiation on the moon's surface from galactic cosmic ray (GCR) bombardment that over time causes chemical changes in water ice and can create ... > full story -
NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Begin Collecting Lunar Data
March 7, 2012 — NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft orbiting the moon officially have begun their science collection phase. During the next 84 days, scientists will obtain a ... > full story -
Magnetic Moon: Magnetic Anomalies on Moon Are Result of Asteroid Collision
March 8, 2012 — Astronomers have proposed a surprisingly simple explanation for magnetic anomalies that have baffled scientists since the mid-1960s -- they are remnants of a massive asteroid. The researchers believe ... > full story -
Looking at the Man in the Moon: Astronomers Explain Why the Man in the Moon Faces Earth
March 6, 2012 — Many of us see a man in the moon -- a human face smiling down at us from the lunar surface. The "face," of course, is just an illusion, shaped by the dark splotches of lunar maria (smooth plains ... > full storyMore: -
Astronomers Rediscover Life on Earth -- By Looking at the Moon
February 29, 2012 — By observing the Moon using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of life in the universe -- on Earth. Finding life on our home planet may sound like a trivial observation, but ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological Activity on the Moon
February 20, 2012 — New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft show the moon's crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface. Scientists propose this ... > full story
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