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LCROSS Captures All Phases of Centaur Impact

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a smashing success, returning tantalizing data about the Centaur impact before the spacecraft itself impacted the surface ...

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Puzzling comet composition solved?

For years comets have mystified scientists with their compositions that appear to have formed in both warm and cold environments, rather than in one location of a uniform temperature. But new research shows ...

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Waiter, there's metal in my moon water

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bring a filter if you plan on drinking water from the moon. Water ice recently discovered in dust at the bottom of a crater near the moon's south pole is accompanied by metallic elements like ...

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created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

LCROSS Impact Finds Water on the Moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Secrets the moon has been holding, for perhaps billions of years, are now being revealed to the delight of scientists ...

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (31) | comments 15

Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact

The LRO Diviner instrument obtained infrared observations of the LCROSS impact. LRO flew by the LCROSS Centaur impact site 90 seconds after impact at a distance of ~80 km. Diviner was commanded to observe ...

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Hubble observes LCROSS impact: Preliminary analysis shows no clear evidence for hydroxyl

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made a series of observations immediately preceding and following the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Centaur rocket stage and shepherding ...

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

NASA probes hit moon twice (Update 2)

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 instruments ...

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 11

LRO Sees Apollo 14's Rocket Booster Impact Site

(PhysOrg.com) -- A distinctive crater about 35 meters (115 feet) in diameter was formed when the Apollo 14 Saturn IVB (upper stage) was intentionally impacted into the moon. The energy of the impact created ...

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Southern Arizona Telescopes Will Point at Lunar Impact Early Friday

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers at the some of the best ground-based telescopes in southern Arizona plan to observe two lunar impacts at 4:30 a.m. and 4:34 a.m. Arizona time Friday.

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

LCROSS Viewer's Guide

Just imagine. A spaceship plunges out of the night sky, hits the ground and explodes. A plume of debris billows back into the heavens, leading your eye to a second ship in hot pursuit. Four minutes later, ...

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created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

NASA's LCROSS Reveals Target Crater For Lunar South Pole Impacts

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has selected a final destination for its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, after a journey of nearly 5.6 million miles that included several orbits around Earth ...

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created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2


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