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Stories about: lunar base

Student Contest to Devise Lunar Base Radiation Defenses The American space agency could have its plans of returning humans to the Moon by 2020 thwarted by the fact that the lunar surface is constantly pounded by cosmic radiation and solar flares, which are a real and serious danger to astronauts. During previous missions, travelers to Earth's natural satellite were e... 12 May 2009 04:50 GMT Looking for Water on the Moon The surface of the Moon is covered with thousands of craters, some of which deeper than most of the mountains here on Earth and large enough to accommodate a few Grand Canyons. Nonetheless, NASA wants to send a manned mission back to the Moon by the end of 2020, but they hope the next trip to the Moon wouldn't b... 28 March 2008 07:59 GMT New Images of the Moon's South Pole It might not look the ideal place to be in, but NASA and the ESA are currently exploring the possibility to put a permanent lunar base in the south polar regions of the Moon. Due to the unique axis tilt in relation to the position of the Sun, the south pole of the Moon is mostly kept in darkness throughout the year, ... 12 March 2008 07:47 GMT