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Exploration
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Ion Drive to the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/27/03 |
| A new mission to survey the moon, called SMART-1, will also demonstrate a number of technologies for efficient space travel, including solar and ion propulsion. The probe launched flawlessly on September 27, and is currently on course for its lunar rendezvous. |
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SMART-1: Chips Off the Terrestrial Block
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/21/03 |
| The first European lunar probe, called SMART-1, is scheduled to launch toward the moon in the next few weeks. Its primary goal will test theories of how the moon formed and evolved, along with any potential polar water-ice history. |
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Earth Without Life?
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
07/18/03 |
| The Mars Express spacecraft snapped a new panorama of the Earth and Moon in silhouette against a dark sky. The views back at our own planet reveal a blue dot, rich with oceans and clouds, but how does our planet's chemistry hold up for comparison to other worlds--alive or lifeless? |
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Lunar Eclipse's Totality
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
05/15/03 |
| The first lunar eclipse visible in some parts of the US in over three years, Thursday night's reddening of the familiar grey moon promises a memorable show. |
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Alien Weather
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/15/03 |
| Mars Odyssey scientists are prospecting the Red Planet for future explorers. The evidence of polar ice and dissolved potassium from rocks, together continues to build the case for glacial martian history, but its intense radiation would challenge unprotected life. |
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Treasures from the Lunar Attic
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/14/03 |
| Computer simulations of what part of Earth, Mars and Venus might be found on the moon point to new methods for extraterrestrial sample return. |
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Lunar Scarface
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/11/03 |
| Resolve the fifty-year old mystery of how an Oklahoma amateur astronomer might have captured on film an event rare enough to happen once a century. |
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End of an Era, Dawn of Another?
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/11/02 |
| Thirty years ago today, the astronauts of Apollo 17 began the final human visit to the Moon. Relive the drama and majesty of the voyage by viewing the Apollo 17 Anniversary Commemorative Visualization. And learn how scientists and space agencies around the world are gearing up for an eventual return to the Moon. |
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