Tomorrow’s edition of Science will reveal confirmation of the recent detections of water molecules on the moon as well as possible mechanisms by which water ice could be gathering in polar craters. Water had been detected in the lunar samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts but this was thought to be due to contamination [...]
Water on Moon Confirmed
September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, General News, Science And Nature, The Story Of Apollo
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Space Probe Photographs Apollo Sites
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · General News, Learning Resources, The Story Of Apollo
What a way to celebrate 40 years since Apollo 11 landed on the Moon! The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been passing over the old Apollo landing sites and has sent back images in which you can just make out the descent stages of the old lunar modules.
For full details about these images and higher resolution [...]
Tags: Apollo·Descent Stage·landing site·LRO·Lunar Module·Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
New Moon Mission Launched
June 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, General News, NCS Courses, Science And Nature
The celebrations of forty years since the Apollo 11 moon landing are heating up and now we have a new moon mission on its way. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday and will photograph the lunar surface in higher resolution than ever before. Images with a resolution of 1 m [...]