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The Moon's Metallic Water
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/25/11 |
| Summary: Even though our moon has suffered intense bombardment from asteroids and powerful radiation from the Sun, significant deposits of water remain in deep polar craters. New data from the LCROSS spacecraft has improved our understanding of this unique lunar resource and has identified other elements that are present in lunar ice. |
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The Great Moonbuggy Race
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/24/11 |
| Summary: Forty years after the first lunar rover rolled across the Moon, NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race is challenging future engineers to demonstrate the same ingenuity. Technologies such as this could prove essential for future human explorers on the Moon and beyond. |
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Walking on 'Mars'
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/19/11 |
| Summary: 'Astronauts' aboard a simulated mission to Mars have made their first steps on the surface of 'Mars.' The Mars500 project is helping scientists understand the difficulties of designing a human Mars mission. Many astrobiologists hope that human explorers on the surface of Mars will one day aid in the search for life on the red planet. |
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Apollo's Lost Voyagers
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
02/16/11 |
| Summary: Apollo 14 not only brought astronauts to the moon, but also a collection seeds. Astrobiologists were not sure if the seeds would germinate after orbiting the Moon 34 times, but they did. 'Moon trees' have been planted across the US and one researcher is now trying to locate them all. |
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The Moon's Earth-Like Core
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
01/09/11 |
| Summary: By re-examining Apollo-era data using state-of-the-art seismological techniques, researchers have determined that our moon has a core similar to the Earth. The findings could help astrobiologists better understand how rocky bodies form and evolve. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: More Money, and a New Path to the Stars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/26/10 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine is highlighting the top 10 astrobiology stories of 2010. At number 8, the cancellation of the Constellation program and NASA's new plans to work with commercial space developers in order to maintain human access to space. (Originally published 2/2/2010). |
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Can We Grow Crops on Other Planets?
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/25/10 |
| Summary: A new study suggests that the surfaces of Mars, Venus and the Moon could be suitable for farming, moving one step closer to the next phase in space exploration: colonizing other planets. |
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How Much Radiation Will Mars Explorers Have to Endure?
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/12/10 |
| Summary: The primary goal of NASA's upcoming Mars Science Laboratory is to determine whether or not habitable environments for life once existed at its landing site. However, the mission will also provide important data while en route to Mars by monitoring how much radiation living organisms would absorb on a trip to the red planet. |
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The Moon's Buried Treasures
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/24/10 |
| Summary: New data from NASA's LCROSS and LRO missions indicates that lunar soil within shadowy craters is rich in materials that could be useful for future human explorers. The findings also indicate that the Moon is chemically active and has a water cycle. |
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China Heads Back to the Moon
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/05/10 |
| Summary: China has successfully launched their second robotic mission, named Chang'E-2. The satellite is scheduled to reach the Moon in five days, where it will collect high-resolution imagery of future landing sites for China's Chang'E-3 lunar rover. |
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