Moon and Space News : moon
Moon and Space News


Top News



Wed May 22



NASA Spacecraft Sees Cosmic Snow Storm During Comet Encounter
jpl.nasa.gov [NASA]
The EPOXI missions recent encounter with comet Hartley 2 provided the first images clear enough for scientists to link jets of dust and gas with specific surface features. [...]




Wed May 22



Russian Space Ark Returns to Earth with Animal Crew, Some Mice Die
Space [SPACE]
Though not all survived, the animal astronauts will yield important data on the effects of spaceflight, scientists say. [...]




Wed May 22



Moon or Asteroid? Congress Debates Best Pit Stop to Mars
Space [ASTEROID]
Lawmakers questioned NASAs plan to lasso an asteroid for astronauts to visit. [...]




Wed May 22



Moon and Saturn
Stardate.org [MOON]
The planet Saturn perches to the left of the Moon as night falls this evening. It looks like a bright golden star. The true star Spica stands to their upper right. Spica is the brightest star of Virgo. And Saturn has been inside that constellation’s borders for most of the last four years. One reason is that Virgo is one of the largest constellations. Another is that Saturn is so far away from the Sun that it takes the planet almost 30 years to complete a single orbit. So as seen from Earth, i [...]




Wed May 22



Comet Hartley 2 Leaves a Bumpy Trail
jpl.nasa.gov [COMET]
Comet Hartley 2 is a little bit like Hansel and Gretel, leaving behind a trail of ice crumbs as it circles the sun. [...]




Tue May 21



Dawn: Vesta Got Special Delivery of Hydrated Minerals
jpl.nasa.gov [VESTA]
Observations by NASAs Dawn mission suggest that hydrated minerals were delivered to Vesta in a radically different way than how they were deposited on the moon. [...]




Tue May 21



First Trailer for Sci-Fi Thriller Europa Report Unveiled (Video)
Space [VIDEO]
A crew of astronauts venture to Jupiters moon Europa in the new sci-fi thriller Europa Report. [...]




Tue May 21



Alien Planets Could Shed Light on Earths Climate Future
Space [PLANETS]
Scientists are studying other rocky planets and moons to better understand Earth. [...]




Mon May 20



Curiosity Drills 2nd Hole into Ancient Mars Rocks Searching for the Ingredients of Life
Universetoday [MARS]
NASA’s Curiosity rover has just successfully bored inside ancient rocks on Mars for only the 2nd time since her nail biting landing in August 2012 inside Gale Crater as she searches for the ingredients of life. On Sunday, May 20, the rover drilled about 2.6 inches (6.6 centimeters) deep into a target named “Cumberland” to [...]




Tue May 21



FAA Closer to Allowing Orion To Return to Earth
Nasawatch [EARTH]
FAA Reentry License to Lockheed Martin Corp. for Reentry of Orion MPCV From Earth Orbit to a Location in the Pacific "In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 United States Code 4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500 to 1508), and FAA Order 1050.1E, Change 1, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of the ROD to [...]

More News...




Related Videos:


Sponsors




Moon - Most Popular -Search - Contact -Suggest News Source -Tell a Friend -Sitemap

(c) Copyright 2010 www.moon.org. All rights reserved.