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FILTER RESULTS ►Water Discovered on Moon
NASA today opened a new chapter in our understanding of the moon. Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates that the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9, 2009 impacts into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus cater near the moon's south pole.
What We Thought We Knew
Here's something to make you pause and take stock of the limits of our knowledge: NASA today opened a new chapter in our understanding of the moon. Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates...
LCROSS Impact Analysis Indicates Water On Moon
The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates that the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9, 2009 impacts into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus cater near the moon's south pole.
NASA Discovers Huge Amount Of Water On The Moon
The water problem is solved! AP:NASA says a spacecraft that purposely slammed into the moon has turned up evidence of water. Scientists have been analyzing a mile-high plume of debris kicked up by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing...Show More Summary
NASA Discovers Huge Amount Of Water On The Moon
The water problem is solved! AP:NASA says a spacecraft that purposely slammed into the moon has turned up evidence of water. Scientists have been analyzing a mile-high plume of debris kicked up by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing...Show More Summary
Stellar deal: NASA awards $2 million to X Prize winners for helping develop a lunar lander
Less than one month after NASA crashed its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the moon's surface in order to analyze the resulting plume of debris for signs of water , the U.S. space agency is handingShow More Summary
LCROSS didn’t destroy the Moon. Whaddya know?
On October 9, a Centaur rocket booster, watched and followed by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, impacted the Moon at several kilometers per second. Slamming into a crater near the lunar south pole, the hope was that the impacts would excavate water frozen permanently under the surface, eject plumes kilometers high, and give [...]
More details on NASA's moon-blasting mission
NASA's moon-crater-blasting Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission punched a 92-foot-wide hole in the lunar landscape and lofted a plume 4 to 5 miles high, report mission scientists. "There is a clear indication of a plume of vapor...
LCROSS strikes Earth's moon as other moons continue to puzzle: Fourth dispatch from the annual planets meeting
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico--"We could have just stayed in bed" was one comment I overheard this morning from planetary scientists who had woken up early to see NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crash into the lunar surface . Show More Summary
NASA Bombs The Moon, So Here's An 'Earth Vs. Moon' Update
Today, NASA bombed the moon. It's a little more complicated than I'm making it out to be, but that really is the gist of it. The "bombings" are part of the LCROSS mission, short for Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite. The mission is meant to determine whether or not there's any water to be [...]
NASA Spacecraft LCROSS Impacts Lunar Crater In Search Of Water Ice
NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present.
LRO about to hit the Moon!
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is about to hit the Moon! The impact time is 11:31:20 UTC. NASA TV is covering the impact live.
The LCROSS site is getting slammed so you may have a hard time getting in. Wired.com has a bunch of links to places covering the event live too, so [...]
Watch The NASA Moon Bombing Live Online
NASA is bombing the Moon Friday, and you can watch the unprecedented event via live stream online.
The LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission launched in June with its main goal to look for frozen water reserves on the moon by literally blowing up an area at the Moon’s south pole.
A source of water [...]
NASA to Crash Two Spacecraft into the Moon
Pull up a seat and grab some popcorn--NASA is going to crash two spacecraft into the moon tomorrow!NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will drop its Centaur upper-stage rocket onto the moon's surface at 7:31 AM ET, according to CNN. Show More Summary
LCROSS will go BANG on the Moon this Friday
But we in Australia (New Zealand, South-East Asia) won't see it. The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite will crash into crater Cabeus this Friday at 11:30 UT, that's 22:30 AEDST, 22:00 ACDST and 20:30 AWDST. Unfortunately from our point of view the Moon doesn't rise until after 11:00 pm (23:00 AEDST). Show More Summary
NASA Needs Your Help with LCROSS Impact
On Friday, October 9 at 4:30am (11:30 UTC), NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) impactor will hit the Moon, followed four minutes later by the impact of the LCROSS robotic mothership, which will fly through the 10km high debris plume collecting data about the presence of water, minerals, and organic molecules. Show More Summary
Astronomy Service Slooh Will Let You Watch The LCROSS Impact Live On October 9
Slooh, a service that offers unfettered access to two huge earth-based telescopes, is inviting folks to watch the LCROSS impact on Friday at 4:30am PDT or 7:30am EDT. The feed begins at 3:30am PDT. The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite will hit the moon to created a crater 14 meters in diameter and 2 meters deep. Show More Summary
Astronomy service Slooh will let you watch the LCROSS impact live on October 9
Slooh, a service that offers unfettered access to two huge earth-based telescopes, is inviting folks to watch the LCROSS impact on Friday at 4:30am PDT or 7:30am EDT. The feed begins at 3:30am PDT.
The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite will hit the moon to created a crater 14 meters in diameter and 2 meters deep. Show More Summary
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SMART-1 Images Crash Scene Of Upcoming LCROSS Impact
The European Space Agency’s SMART-1 team has released an image of the future impact site of NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). LCROSS will search for water ice on the Moon by making two impacts into a crater named Cabeus A at the lunar South Pole. The impacts are scheduled for 11:30 and 11:34 am UT on 9 October 2009.
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