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  • July 2008

    • Moon Rocks Still Giving Up Gritty Secrets

      New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      Moon Rocks Still Giving Up Gritty Secrets

      (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 a gram—to 40 or 50 research groups around the world each year. More »

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

  • May 2008

    • Odds of Cataclysmic Space-Rock Crash: 1 in 10

      Atlantic Monthly  |  May 25, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Odds of Cataclysmic Space-Rock Crash: 1 in 10

      (Newser) - Chicken Little may have been smarter than we thought. A growing body of evidence reveals that the sky is falling, or at least gigantic space rocks are—and the Earth is at far greater risk of a catastrophic strike than previously thought, reports Atlantic . Despite the danger—an impact could make a nuclear bomb look like a firecracker—NASA is expending little effort to protect the planet. More »

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      NASA  • astronomy  • extinction  • asteroid  • space program  • crater  • comet

  • January 2008

    • Mercury 'Spider Crater' Spotted

      Space.com  |  Jan 31, 08 10:19 AM CST

      Mercury 'Spider Crater' Spotted

      (Newser) - NASA's first probe to Mercury in more than 30 years has made some spectacular finds, including a mysterious new crater dubbed "the spider," Space.com reports. The network of cracks radiating from the impact crater photographed by the probe is like nothing else ever seen in the solar system. "Our little craft has returned a gold mine of exciting data," said the chief scientist. More »

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      NASA  • solar system  • Mercury  • crater  • volcanic activity  • Messenger

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