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Soviet find of water on the Moon in the 1970s ignored by the West

(Phys.org) -- In August 1976 Luna 24 landed on the moon and returned to Earth with samples of rocks, which were found to contain water, but this finding was ignored by scientists in the West.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 33 | with audio podcast report

ALMA turns its eyes to Centaurus A

(Phys.org) -- A new image of the galaxy Centaurus A, made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows how the observatory allows astronomers to see through the opaque dust lanes that ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Splitting the SKA - why a dual-site setup is a win for everyone

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a concept that's been slowly growing and evolving since 1991. But recently this ambitious project took a giant leap towards reality with the announcement of a SKA site decision.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0