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NEWS ABOUT: lunar exploration

lunar exploration stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - America should boldly turn its space program toward colonizing Mars instead of trying to retrace the dusty footprints that he and Neil Armstrong made on the Moon 40 years ago, Buzz Aldrin writes in the Washington Post on the anniversary of Apollo 11's launch. NASA's attempt to resume lunar exploration... More »

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NASA • Mars • moon • Buzz Aldrin • lunar exploration • moon landings • Neil Armstrong • Apollo 11

British Satellites May Provide Cell Phone Service on Moon

Program would give lunar residents cell phone service

Dec 5, 08 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The UK’s space agency is reviewing the feasibility of a mission to put satellites in orbit around the moon, CNET reports. The MoonLITE study plans to send four “penetrator darts” containing geophysical instruments into the moon’s crust, monitoring their findings with four accompanying satellites. The resulting data... More »

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NASA • cell phones • space • moon • Britain • lunar exploration

 India Smashes Probe Into Moon 

Landmark trip gathered data on lunar surface

Nov 15, 08 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - India’s Moon Impact Probe, decorated with the country’s colors, was a smashing success for India's space program when it rammed into the moon’s surface today, Bloomberg reports. The green, white, and orange probe hurtled downward for half an hour, gathering data on the moon’s surface before... More »

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India • space • moon • probe • lunar exploration

 Moon Rocks Still Giving Up Gritty Secrets

Lunar rocks have helped unlock secrets of solar system, demise of dinosaurs

Jul 8, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Almost 40 years after Apollo astronauts brought samples of the moon back to Earth, the extraterrestrial rocks are still yielding new information, the New York Times reports. In addition to attention from the Johnson Space Center, where they reside, samples are mailed out—on loan only, and usually less than... More »

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geology • solar system • moon • Apollo missions • lunar exploration • crater • moon rock

NASA to Smash Moon in Hunt
for Lunar Ice

Spacecraft will study dust after partner
vessel crashes

Feb 27, 08 8:08 PM CST
(Newser) - No, they're not angry at the moon—but NASA is preparing two spacecraft for head-on collisions with the lunar South Pole. The idea is that the double impact might uncover ice suspected to be hiding in the moon's poles, Space.com reports. Scientists detected large amounts of hydrogen there on... More »

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NASA • Ames Research Center • moon • lunar exploration • space debris • Lunar Crater and Observation Sensing Satellite • Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter • space mission

Asian Space Race Stirs Friction, Pride

Moon shots spark
suspicion about military plans in space

Oct 25, 07 10:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - With China, India and Japan all launching civilian moon missions, the Christian Science Monitor examines the  Asian space race, driven by what one expert calls "techno-nationalism."  They "generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally," but they're also inflaming security concerns and suspicions, as all... More »

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China • NASA • space exploration • India • Japan • aerospace • space race • moon colonization • lunar exploration

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