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Russian Rover Found on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/17/10 |
| Using images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the exact location of the Russian lunar rover, Lunokhod 2, has been identified on the Moon. The rover was the second of two unmanned Soviet rovers, and was lost on the Moon over 30 years ago. |
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The Shoulders of Giants
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/08/10 |
| America’s ambition to explore space has not come without a human cost. The decisions being made today about our future in space depend on lessons learned from past tragedies. |
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More Money, and a New Path to the Stars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/02/10 |
| The Obama Administration plans to cancel NASA’s Constellation program that was to take American astronauts back to the Moon. Instead, NASA will oversee a competition among commercial space developers to come up with the technology to reach the stars. |
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Planning Our Phases on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
01/07/10 |
| As space agencies around the world gear up for a return of humans to the Moon, researchers are beginning to outline important scientific priorities. A new study at an impact crater in Canada is helping mission planners develop the most effective methods for exploring the lunar surface. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: LCROSS Confirms Water on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
01/02/10 |
| AM is highlighting the top 10 astrobiology stories of 2009. Our top story of the year was the discovery of large amounts of water ice on the Moon. The water will be a vital resource for astronauts as NASA develops a permanent lunar outpost. (This story originally was published on November 15, 2009). |
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Keeping Mars Contained
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/03/09 |
| When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world. |
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LCROSS Confirms Water on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/15/09 |
| Preliminary data from NASA’s LCROSS mission indicates that water ice is present in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. LCROSS crashed into the Cabeus crater on October 9, creating a plume of material. Water ice could be a vital resource for future human explorers. |
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Discoveries in the Deep
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/12/09 |
| Scientists from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have been using Pavilion Lake as a testing ground for the future human exploration of other worlds. |
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A Smashing End to LCROSS
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/10/09 |
| NASA's LCROSS mission created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday morning. The planned impacts in the Cabeus crater at the moon's south pole were performed in order to search for water ice. If water ice is present on the moon, it could be an invaluable resource for future explorers. |
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Water on the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/25/09 |
| Using a NASA instrument housed on the Indian Chandrayyan-1 satellite, scientists have solved an Apollo-era mystery about water on the Moon. The discovery could have profound implications for future human explorers on our nearest celestial neighbor. |
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