Strange Lunar Brew, Paul Spudis “Just after it has been relegated to a “been there, done that” status, the Moon again shows us we have a lot to learn about […]
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The Moon Is Full of Useful Stuff – Let's Go Use It
NASA Missions Uncover The Moon’s Buried Treasures “By understanding the processes and environments that determine where water ice will be, how water was delivered to the moon and its active […]
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SDO's First Lunar Transit
NASA’s SDO Observes First Lunar Transit “This was a first for SDO and it was visually engaging too. On October 7, 2010, SDO observed its first lunar transit when the […]
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Virtual Moon Rocks
NASA And Gowalla Launch Partnership With Search For Moon Rocks “NASA and Gowalla, a mobile and web service, have partnered to bring users one small step closer to the universe. […]
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Moon Exploration Is Not Dead
Moon Exploration Is Not Dead, NASA Official Says, Space.com “But Garver said the moon is a symbol of inspiration for many people on Earth, in part because of NASA’s manned […]
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Earth As A Double Planet – As Seen From Orbit
A setting last quarter crescent moon and the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere are photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member as the International Space Station passes over central Asia. […]
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Learning From The Past
Summoning the Future By Remembering the Past, Dennis Wingo “Almost exactly 100 years and nine weeks before the famous speech by President Kennedy at Rice University calling for what would […]
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Seeing The Moon As A Resource
The Moon: Creating Capability in Space and Getting Value for our Money, Paul Spudis “Of all the possible destinations in space, the Moon offers the proximity, accessibility, and materials necessary […]
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Earth and Luna As Seen by MESSENGER
Earth and Moon from 114 Million Miles as seen by MESSENGER “In the lower left portion of this image, the Earth can be seen, as well as the much smaller […]
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The Moon Is Shrinking
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals ‘Incredible Shrinking Moon’ “Newly discovered cliffs in the lunar crust indicate the moon shrank globally in the geologically recent past and might still be shrinking […]