News tagged with lunar materials
Solar storms could 'sandblast' the moon
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar storms and associated Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) can significantly erode the lunar surface according to a new set of computer simulations by NASA scientists. In addition to removing ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 06, 2011 |
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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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Researchers build Moon garden
The Moon is not the most hospitable place for growing fruits and vegetables. The lack of atmosphere and natural water, extreme temperatures, and exposure to cosmic rays present some serious challenges for ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2010 |
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NASA awards CU-Boulder $3.3 million for concept study for mission to Venus
NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder $3.3 million for a detailed, one-year concept study for a lander mission to Venus to study the history of its surface, climate and atmosphere and to predict ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Historic 'moon issue' of Science freely available
The historic 30 January 1970 edition of the journal Science, featuring analysis of the first geological samples from the Moon, is now freely available to the public to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first lunar ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Lunar rock-like material may someday house moon colonies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dwellings in colonies on the moon one day may be built with new, highly durable bricks developed by students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.
Jan 05, 2009 |
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