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Crash On The Moon

October 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, General News, NCS Courses, Science And Nature

In the small hours of tomorrow morning, NASA’s LCROSS spacecraft will crash land on the moon. The craft will be deliberately hard-landed in two sections providing data about the composition of the lunar surface. NASA TV will provide live coverage and you can find out more on the Spaceweather site.

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Water on Moon Confirmed

September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, General News, Science And Nature, The Story Of Apollo

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 [...]

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Begins

July 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Astronomy, General News, NCS Courses, The Story Of Apollo

40 years ago, today, the Saturn V rocket carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins was launched. This event marked the beginning of mankind’s greatest journey and would see John F Kennedy’s pledge completed and a man landed on the Moon and returned safely to Earth.
At 9.32 (local time) on the morning of 16th [...]

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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 [...]

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NCS Moon Mission

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, History and Geneaology, NCS Courses, Science And Nature

The New Curiosity Shop has just launched a new kind of course. A mix between a science course and a history course, The Story Of Apollo will take learners back to the cold war era to examine the cultural factors and the engineering that made possible the US moon missions and the eventual landing of [...]

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One Small Step Closer To A Return To The Moon

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, Science And Nature

NASA has announced the names of the researchers who will start the Lunar Science Institute. The seven scientists will head research teams in a number of areas of lunar science, all directed towards making the best use of future lunar exploration. While the engineering work on a new manned spacecraft system is under review, possibly [...]

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Space Band bids to raise millions for UNICEF

November 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Philosophy, Science And Nature, Three Wishes

Jane Chidwick, wife of keyboard player Noel Chidwick, suggested that a Christmas song would be a good opportunity to do some good in the world and the single is offered for a free download, but with an invitation to pay whatever the listener considers it is worth to UNICEF.

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Solar Eclipse

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Astronomy, Learning Resources, Science And Nature

On Friday, August 1st, the Moon will pass directly in front of the Sun producing a total solar eclipse.

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