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India abandons satellite after losing contact

(AP) -- India's space agency has abandoned the country's only satellite orbiting the moon after efforts to revive communication with it failed, an official said Monday.

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created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

C1XS catches first glimpse of X-ray from the moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- The C1XS X-ray camera, jointly developed by the UK's STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has successfully detected its first X-ray signature ...

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created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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Scientists suggest evidence of recent lunar volcanism

A team of researchers at India’s Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) claims it has found evidence of relatively recent volcanic activity on the Moon, using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India has Red Planet Fever

Mars fever has gripped India. In a recent report from the Planetary Science and Exploration conference that was held in December 2011, scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are making ...

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created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Twin ARTEMIS probes to study moon in 3-D

(PhysOrg.com) -- On Sunday, July 17, the moon will acquire its second new companion in less than a month. That's when the second of two probes built by the University of California, Berkeley, and part of NASA's ...

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

NASA puts Earth's nearest neighbor, 'the Moon', within reach

NASA has created a new interactive web-based tool that incorporates observations from past and current lunar missions creating one of the most comprehensive lunar research websites to date.

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Magnetic anomalies shield the Moon

Scientists have discovered a new type of solar wind interaction with airless bodies in our solar system. Magnetized regions called magnetic anomalies, mostly on the far side of the Moon, were found to strongly ...

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created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New Moon Rock Is Fit for a King

(PhysOrg.com) -- People don't discover a new type of moon rock every day, so consider the odds of finding one rich in a mineral that England's King Henry V wore on his battle helmet. And then imagine spotting, ...

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created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Indian space mission advances with satellite plan

India plans to put a satellite into orbit using its indigenously built cryogenic rocket engine, marking another step in the nation's ambitious space programme, officials said.

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created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Multiplying Mystery of Moonwater

Moonwater. Look it up. You won't find it. It's not in the dictionary.

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

Biggest, Deepest Crater Exposes Hidden, Ancient Moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after the Moon formed, an asteroid smacked into its southern hemisphere and gouged out a truly enormous crater, the South Pole-Aitken basin, almost 1,500 miles across and more than ...

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created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole

(PhysOrg.com) -- 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, ...

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created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 7 | with audio podcast


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