A roadmap for science on the moon
Scientists at CU Boulder have laid out a roadmap for a decade of scientific research at the moon.
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NASA scientists find depletion of halogens due to giant impact
It's been more than 50 years since the Apollo missions, and in that time, chemical analyses of the recovered lunar materials have revolutionized our understanding of planetary materials. One of the major findings as a result ...
Astronomy
Sep 08, 2020
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Solar eclipse measured on Mars, affects interior
NASA's InSight mission provides data from the surface of Mars. Its seismometer, equipped with electronics built at ETH Zurich, not only records marsquakes, but unexpectedly reacts to solar eclipses as well. When the Martian ...
Space Exploration
Sep 04, 2020
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Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according to a study published today in Science Advances led by Shuai Li, assistant researcher ...
Space Exploration
Sep 02, 2020
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Image: Sensing the moon
A new sensor to identify lunar volatiles is being assembled in a clean room at The Open University, UK ahead of some exciting missions to the moon.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2020
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Moonquakes and marsquakes: How we peer inside other worlds
Eavesdropping on the shudders and groans echoing deep inside alien worlds like Mars and the moon is revealing what lies far beneath their surfaces and could teach us more about how our own planet formed.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2020
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The moons of Uranus are fascinating enough on their own that we should send a flagship mission out there
What's the most interesting fact you know about Uranus? The fact that its rotational axis is completely out of line with every other planet in the solar system? Or that Uranus' magnetosphere is asymmetrical, notably tilted ...
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2020
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Researchers find younger age for Earth's moon
The moon formed a little later than previously assumed. When a Mars-sized protoplanet was destroyed in a collision with the young Earth, a new body was created from the debris ejected during this collision, which became the ...
Astronomy
Jul 13, 2020
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Spacecraft helps identify solar radiation patterns that expose the moon
Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the moon. Using data from several NASA missions, scientists discovered that wind created by high-speed particles from the sun can cause the tail ...
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2020
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NASA thinks it's time to return to Neptune with its Trident mission
Is it time to head back to Neptune and its moon Triton? It might be. After all, we have some unfinished business there.
Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2020
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