As the Apollo program unfolded, astronauts who went on lunar missions brought back important amounts of Moon rocks for studying. This diversity of materials allowed geologists to draw a clear picture of the minerals that can be found on our planet's natural satellite, but what it didn't do was help investig... |
5 July 2010
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Freshly arrived on the Moon's orbit just at the end of last month, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is not wasting any time standing idly around, and has already started photographing the lunar surface. It is, at this point, fulfilling two tasks – looking for resources, or potential places wh... |
3 July 2009
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The Japanese Kaguya spacecraft, launched in 2007, transmitted back readings that confirmed the presence of the rare chemical uranium on the surface of the Moon. For the first time, astronomers and astrophysicists have definitive proof that an energy source for a future lunar base is readily available on the Earth... |
30 June 2009
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Almost four decades of Japan using the space for non-military applications are about to end on Friday with the introduction of a bill said to give the military space access. The action came with the visit of the Chinese President Hu Jiantao, whose country shot down one of its weather satellites last year, spreading f... |
12 May 2008
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With the help of its high-definition video camera, JAXA's Kaguya lunar orbiter captured stunning video images of the Earth rising and setting on the Lunar horizon. The images were shot on April 5th and released to public view on April 13th along with a press statement. "This is the first time that a high-definit... |
16 April 2008
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The US are determined to put another manned mission on the surface of the Moon by 2020. The most likely landing location? The rim area of Shackleton Crater, near the South Pole. But, first, NASA has some probing to do with the help of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (which is due to launch in October this year) and ... |
28 February 2008
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Launched on September 14 this year, the so-called SELENE lunar orbiter began its extensive Moon exploration program last Friday, after about two months of preliminary tests that ensured that all instruments are functional. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA for short, announced, Wednesday, in a press con... |
28 December 2007
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