First of 2 NASA planned moon crashes is a hit; Scientists look for water in kicked up dustOctober 9th, 2009 NASA probe hits moon south pole looking for waterWASHINGTON — NASA has successfully bulldozed two spacecraft into the moon's south pole in a search for hidden ice, but without the promised live photos. First a 2.2-ton empty rocket hull smacked the moon's south pole at 7:31 a.m.
Moonstruck: NASA hits the moon twice looking for water; no live pictures yet, but comingOctober 9th, 2009 NASA makes as-yet unseen hit on moon with probesWASHINGTON — Take that, moon!
NASA bulldozed two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes later by a probe with cameras taking pictures of the first crash.
World's first thermal images of Moon's dark side unveiledOctober 8th, 2009 LONDON - The world's first thermal images of the dark side of the moon have been unveiled. According to a report in the Telegraph, the pictures were captured by a specialist thermal camera as part of a NASA mission to search for the presence of water on the moon.
How water is formed on the MoonSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), an instrument aboard India's recently ended Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, along with the Deep Impact spacecraft, has confirmed the existence of water on the surface of the Moon, with scientists explaining the process of its formation. "Water ice on the moon has been something of a holy grail for lunar scientists for a very long time," said Jim Green, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Water on moon in daylight a 'huge surprise' for scientistsSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Discovery of water on the moon by India's first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 with a thin layer of surface 'dew' appearing to form and then dissipating each day has set the scientific community agog. "Finding water on the Moon in daylight is a huge surprise, even if it is only a small amount of water and only in the form of molecules stuck to soil," writes University of Maryland astronomer Jessica Sunshine.
Indian scientists rejoice as Chandrayaan-1 traces 'water' in moonSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As news trickled out about Indian maiden lunar mission tracing water molecules on the moon's surface, scientists rejoiced at the discovery and hope that it will pave the way for growing vegetation in the earth's natural satellite in future. I am really very happy to know that the the NASA payload on Chandrayaan-1 has traced water.
India's mooncraft 'discovers' water on moon: US scientist (Second Lead)September 24th, 2009 BANGALORE/CHENNAI - India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found evidence of water on the surface of the moon, a top American scientist confirmed Thursday. "The moon has distinct signatures of water.
Our baby found water on moon: ISRO scientistSeptember 24th, 2009 BANGALORE - The "baby" had done its job by finding water on the moon, India's ace space scientist and project director of the country's maiden lunar mission M. Annadurai said here Thursday.
Indian spacecraft finds water on the moon (Third Lead)September 24th, 2009 BANGALORE/CHENNAI - In a sensational scientific discovery, India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has found evidence of water on the moon. "The moon has distinct signatures of water," top American scientist Carle Pieters confirmed Thursday.
NASA selects spot where it will search for water on the moonSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has selected the target crater where its LCROSS spacecraft will search for water on the moon. The announcement of the target location where the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and its spent Centaur rocket will hit in October, will be made on Friday, September 11, in the main auditorium, Building N201, of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.
India's Chandrayaan-1 and NASA join hands to search for water on the moonAugust 26th, 2009 LONDON - A joint collaboration between India's Chandrayaan-1 and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which are orbiting the moon, could turn up evidence for valuable lunar water. Some scientists suspect water ice, which would be a precious resource for future explorers, may be trapped in permanently shadowed craters at the moon's poles.
Lunar science probe sends back moon shots less than week after launch, another orbiting moonJune 24th, 2009 NASA's new moon probe sends back moon shotsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's new lunar probe launched less than a week ago has already sent back some shots of the moon.
Water-hunting satellite to reach moon TuesdayJune 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA will take a giant step toward bringing humans back to the moon Tuesday as a new orbiting satellite arrives there to search for water. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is expected to reach the moon's orbit at 0943 (GMT).
With space shuttle launch on hold, NASA unmanned moon rocket aims for Thursday liftoffJune 17th, 2009 NASA aims for unmanned moon rocket launch ThursdayWASHINGTON — NASA plans to launch an unmanned rocket to the moon Thursday, the first such mission in a decade. The space agency announced plans for the Cape Canaveral launch Wednesday after deciding to postpone a space shuttle mission because of a hydrogen gas leak.
Watch Japanese spacecraft crash on moon with naked eyeJune 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Japanese spacecraft Kaguya will crash into the moon at around midnight Wednesday and the impact, followed by flashes of light, will be visible from the earth to the naked eye, a scientist said here. The 2,600 kg spacecraft will slam into the moon's surface at a speed of over 6,000 km per hour on its southeastern side, according to Bharat Adur, the director of the Akashganga Centre for Astronomy and a former senior scientist with the Nehru Planetarium.
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