 |
 |
Sort by
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Spaceship Force Field
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
11/05/08 |
| Summary: Researchers may have discovered how to create a 'portable magnetosphere' to protect astronauts from harmful space radiation. The device would act as a force field, shielding a spacecraft and its passengers from the dangers of solar storms. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cold Storage for Alien Organisms
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/30/08 |
| Summary: Some lunar craters may be perfect for preserving samples of life from Earth, and possibly even from Mars or other planets. Ancient organic remnants could have been delivered to the Moon as debris that was thrown into space after asteroids impacted rocky worlds. |
|
|
|
|
|
India Heads for the Moon
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/26/08 |
| Summary: India has successfully launched the country's first mission to the moon. The mission also includes a large amount of international cooperation, and is carrying instruments from both the European Space Agency and NASA. |
|
|
|
|
|
Simulating Survival in Space
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/20/08 |
| Summary: When humans are sent to Mars, will they survive the journey? People confined to close quarters for a long time inevitably get on each others nerves, and the fact that Mars is named after a god of warfare seems a bad omen. |
|
|
|
|
|
Scarab Climbs a Volcano
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
10/18/08 |
| Summary: Researchers will soon trek to the rocky slopes of Hawaii's Mauna Kea to test a robot designed for lunar prospecting. Scarab will help scientists understand how to extract water, hydrogen and oxygen from the lunar environment to support human missions. |
|
|
|
|
|
Diving for the Moon
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/22/08 |
| Summary: NASA astronaut Mike Gernhardt is in charge of developing rovers and spacesuits for the next round of human exploration of the moon. This summer, however, he spent a week piloting a one-person submarine through the depths of a lake in British Columbia, Canada. There is, he insists, a connection. |
|
|
|
|
|
Science by the Light of the Moon
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/15/08 |
| Summary: Researchers, students and professionals from around the world gathered in July at the NASA Lunar Science Conference to discuss the future of robotic and human exploration of the moon. |
|
|
|
|
|
Going Looney in Space
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/24/08 |
| Summary: In addition to the physical dangers of exploring the moon and Mars, future human explorers will also need to overcome many psychological challenges in order for long duration missions to be successful. |
|
|
|
|
|
Exploring the Moon with GPS
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
07/27/08 |
| Summary: Technology being used to help rovers navigate on Mars is now being adapted to aid in human exploration of the moon. The new system will help human explorers explore the lunar surface to collect samples and perform experiments. |
|
|
|
|
|
Our Watery Moon
|
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
07/13/08 |
| Summary: Scientists have discovered water inside beads of volcanic glass from moon rocks collected by the Apollo missions. The finding could alter our understanding of how the moon formed and evolved. |
|
|
|
|
|
