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Reducing Health Risks To Humans On Future Missions Into Deep Space

Space scientists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) report that data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the radiation hazards faced by astronauts during extended space travel. Show More Summary

Moon radiation findings may reduce health risks to astronauts

DURHAM, N.H. –- Space scientists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) report that data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the radiation hazards faced by astronauts during extended space travel. Show More Summary

Moon radiation findings may reduce health risks to astronauts

Space scientists report that data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the radiation hazards faced by astronauts during extended space travel. The finding could help reduce health risks to humans on future missions into deep space.

LRO's LAMP ultraviolet spectrograph observes mercury and hydrogen in GRAIL impact plumes

When NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft made their final descent for impact onto the Moon's surface last December, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's sophisticated payload was in position to observe the effects. As plumes of gas rose fromShow More Summary

Wired Space Photo of the Day: Sunrise at Tycho Crater

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho crater. Tycho crater's central peak complex, shown here, is about 9.3 miles (15 km) wide, left to right (southeast to northwest in this view). Tycho is one of the most...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sees GRAIL's lunar impact

3 months agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmag

NASA has released images and findings from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which witnessed the impact of NASA's twin GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) spacecraft as they struck the Moon near the North Pole in a controlled impact on Dec.17, 2012. Show More Summary

Laser Communication To The Moon Demonstrated, Mona Lisa Image Beamed To The Moon

Next-generation long-distance laser communication will soon be a reality. Researchers at NASA recently completed the first demonstration of the technology by beaming an image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), currently orbiting the Moon. Show More Summary

Mona Lisa beams at NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA scientists have successfully beamed an iconic image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft from Earth. read more

NASA sends Mona Lisa to the moon with lasers

5 months agoTechnology / Gadgets : Crave

When Mona met LOLA: The corrected image was beamed to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Credit: NASA) I love it when engineers show off. NASA scientists, having apparently nothing better to do, have shot an image of the Mona Lisa to the moon by piggybacking it on laser pulses. Show More Summary

NASA sends the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with lasers

5 months agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

NASA is no stranger to shooting lasers at spacecraft orbiting the moon (seriously), but it's now moving beyond "basic" tasks like tracking their location. The space agency announced yesterday that it has successfully demonstrated one-way laser communication with a satellite orbiting the moon for the first time. Show More Summary

Mona Lisa Sent to Outer Space via Laser

Outer space just got a little more cultured. NASA scientists have successfully beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter using a special laser signal, a feat that represents a major leap in laser communication technology, Space.com reports. "This is the first time anyone has...

NASA sends Mona Lisa to the Moon with a laser

5 months agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Since 2009, NASA has tracked the position of its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with a laser. But in an effort to push interplanetary communications technology forward, the space agency recently used the same device to beam a message to the spacecraft, namely a digitized image of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Show More Summary

NASA beams Mona Lisa to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the moon

As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the moon, scientists with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the spacecraft from Earth.

NASA beams Mona Lisa to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the moon

Precise timing was the key to transmitting the image. Sun and colleagues divided the Mona Lisa image into an array of 152 pixels by 200 pixels. Every pixel was converted into a shade of gray, represented by a number between zero and 4,095. Show More Summary

Mystery of the triple impact craters spotted on the surface of the moon

5 months agoNews : The Coming Crisis

Scientists have revealed a series of three mysterious impact craters on the surface of the Moon.Dubbed the 'three amigos' by experts operating the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera which took the images, experts believe the craters...Show More Summary

Space Porn: NASA Releases Detailed Simulation of the Moon’s Phases

7 months agoOdd : Geekosystem

The Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA has released a new animation of the Moon going through its phases for the year 2013. New data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has made it possible to render the simulation with a new level of detail, and the result is just gorgeous. Show More Summary

NASA Makes the Most Realistic Simulation of All Moon Phases Through an Entire Year

7 months agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Using new terrain maps obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has created the most realistic simulation of all the moon phases through an entire year—2013. It's mesmerizing. More »

Moon bounce

Of all the amazing pictures returned from the moon by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – and I may include the Apollo landing sites among them – I think my favorites are the ones showing boulders that rolled down slopes. Did I say rolled?...Show More Summary

Well look at that, an artificial rainbow on the moon

8 months agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

By Esther Inglis-Arkell This rainbow on the moon is a combination of two factors.  The first is an optical phenomenon that happens when the sun is directly overhead, the second is the filters on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. As the...Show More Summary

Fly Over the Moon With New High-Res 3D Images

Soar over canyons, mountains, and craters on the moon in amazing high-resolution 3D with these new images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

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