Items Tagged With Moon
Swiss give best estimate of Moon age at 62M years after solar system formed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 21:41:36
A study based on tungsten isotopes has revised the age for the Moon’s formation. The Moon is thought to have been created when a giant space object hit the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-04 21:41:36
A study based on tungsten isotopes has revised the age for the Moon’s formation. The Moon is thought to have been created when a giant space object hit the Earth.
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Ursid meteor shower to be seen near North Star Saturday evening
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 08:33:24
The Ursids will produce some astronomical glee in the northern hemisphere the evening of Saturday, December 22, 2007, and into Sunday morning, if nighttime conditions are just right.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 08:33:24
The Ursids will produce some astronomical glee in the northern hemisphere the evening of Saturday, December 22, 2007, and into Sunday morning, if nighttime conditions are just right.
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Sneak preview of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 09:37:58
A mockup of the Orion spacecraft is currently under development by NASA. When completed, Orion will carry four to six astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon, and then onwards to Mars. They may go to other places in the solar system where astronauts have not gone before.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 09:37:58
A mockup of the Orion spacecraft is currently under development by NASA. When completed, Orion will carry four to six astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon, and then onwards to Mars. They may go to other places in the solar system where astronauts have not gone before.
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Future astronauts might say, “Houston, the Altair has landed!”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Boeing awarded NASA contract to build Ares 1 Instrument Unit Avionics ring
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 17:42:32
The Boeing Company announced Wednesday, December 12, 2007, that it was awarded the NASA contract to build the Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) ring for the Ares 1 rocket, which will launch the Orion capsule into space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 17:42:32
The Boeing Company announced Wednesday, December 12, 2007, that it was awarded the NASA contract to build the Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) ring for the Ares 1 rocket, which will launch the Orion capsule into space.
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Moon looks picture-perfect to Chinese
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-26 09:19:13
The first Chinese image of the Moon's surface from its unmanned lunar orbiting Chang’e 1 spacecraft was revealed Monday, November 26, 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-26 09:19:13
The first Chinese image of the Moon's surface from its unmanned lunar orbiting Chang’e 1 spacecraft was revealed Monday, November 26, 2007.
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South Korea gets serious about space ambitions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 09:26:54
Under the guidance of their aeronautics and space agency, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea announced plans to launch a satellite, in 2020, to orbit the Moon and another satellite, in 2025, to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 09:26:54
Under the guidance of their aeronautics and space agency, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea announced plans to launch a satellite, in 2020, to orbit the Moon and another satellite, in 2025, to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface.
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India and Russia plan for joint trip to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-19 16:22:41
The countries of India and Russia have signed an agreement to jointly develop a research-and-exploration mission that will orbit and land on the Moon, probably around 2011 to 2013.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-19 16:22:41
The countries of India and Russia have signed an agreement to jointly develop a research-and-exploration mission that will orbit and land on the Moon, probably around 2011 to 2013.
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Antarctica to test prototype NASA lunar habitat
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-19 10:15:18
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is sending a prototype inflatable habitat to the cold, bleak and isolated Antarctica for a test under extreme conditions, similar to what it would face on the Moon as part of NASA’s new Constellation Project.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-19 10:15:18
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is sending a prototype inflatable habitat to the cold, bleak and isolated Antarctica for a test under extreme conditions, similar to what it would face on the Moon as part of NASA’s new Constellation Project.
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Clear evidence of planet formation found in Pleiades
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-18 09:14:48
The Pleiades (M45) open star cluster, about 400 light-years away from the solar system, has been clearly found to contain activity involving the formation of planets as the result of collisions between planets.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-18 09:14:48
The Pleiades (M45) open star cluster, about 400 light-years away from the solar system, has been clearly found to contain activity involving the formation of planets as the result of collisions between planets.
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