(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists used an ion beam in a basement room at Los Alamos National Laboratory to simulate solar winds on the surface of the Moon. The table-top simulation helped confirm that the Moon is inherently ...
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2010
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(AP) -- Surviving Apollo 13 astronauts and several flight directors reunited on Monday to remember a failed moon mission 40 years ago this week that they managed to turn into one of the greatest triumphs in the history of ...
Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer science professor's software innovations give NASA robotic explorer extra capabilities, without the cost in time or money to develop mechanical components.
Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2010
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China aims to land its first astronauts on the moon within a decade at the dawn of a new era of manned space exploration -- a race it now leads thanks to the US decision to drop its lunar programme.
Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a new imaging technique, materials scientists open a window on the moon's geological history.
Space Exploration
Jan 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding ...
Space Exploration
Dec 30, 2009
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Imagine flying all the way from coast to coast, completely guilt-free, in an airplane that doesn’t emit a single particle of greenhouse gas or air pollutants. That could happen someday, perhaps brought to reality thanks ...
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Dec 17, 2009
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China will launch its second moon orbiter next October, state media reported Friday, as it powers ahead with a space programme that has sparked concerns abroad.
Space Exploration
Nov 27, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's first-ever moon temperature-mapping effort has returned its first data.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009
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India's first lunar mission has captured images of the landing site of the Apollo 15 craft, debunking theories that the US mission was a hoax, the country's state-run space agency said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2009
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