Moon

Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar transfer trajectory

harminka — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:28:15 -0600

Yesterday, following a fifth orbit-raising manoeuvre, the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft successfully settled into a trajectory that will take it to the Moon.

NASA’S Secret, Moon Dust

harminka — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:06:11 -0500

The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. “The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust,” says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute at the University of Tennessee.

New project to develop GPS-like system for moon

harminka — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:09:02 -0500

The same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon

Moon water discovered: Dampens Moon-formation theory

harminka — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:02:06 -0500

Using new techniques, scientists have discovered for the first time that tiny beads of volcanic glasses collected from two Apollo missions to the Moon contain water.

Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress

harminka — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:56:33 -0500

Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature?

NASA scientists pioneer method for making giant lunar telescopes

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:06:21 -0500

Scientists working at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have concocted an innovative recipe for giant telescope mirrors on the Moon. To make a mirror that dwarfs anything on Earth, just take a little bit of carbon, throw in some epoxy, and add lots of lunar dust.

Astronaut health on moon may depend on good dusting

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:16:05 -0500

Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles.

Flowers to be planted on the Moon

seher — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:29:22 -0500

Scientists of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences Natalya Kozirovska and Irina Zayec proved it possible to plant herbs on the Moon. During the experiment they managed to plant marigold on the soil, identical to the Moon regolite.

New purdue facility aims to improve NASA moon rocket engine

harminka — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:49:40 -0500

Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to Mars and the moon.

Scientists Detect Lowest Frequency Radar Echo From Moon

harminka — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:24:04 -0600

A team of scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory, the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL's) Research Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the University of New Mexico (UNM) has detected the lowest frequency radar echo from the moon ever seen with earth-based receivers.

India's Moon Mission Evolved

Nksagar — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:29:13 -0600

India aims at landing a rover on the moon as part of Chandrayaan-II which is planned for launch during 2011-12 time frame. ISRO is also planning to approach Japan and the US to allow the IDSN to track their on-going space missions Kaguya and the Mars Express.

Travel maps of lunar north pole

harminka — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:55:22 -0600

A new map obtained with SMART-1 data shows the geography and illumination of the lunar north pole. Such maps will be of great use for future lunar explorers.