*Because they're planning to crash into it. tags Nasa Moon Crash LCROSS LunarThis is happening Friday, 6:15am EST; you're supposed to be able to see it with a telescope! picked by Pazez 2 months ago |
| quote edit #1 |
|
The Mission Objectives of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) include confirming the presence or absence of water ice by blowing up a large portion of two polar craters. If water could be found, a moon base would much more feasible. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share science |
Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, NASA has located the high quality video that was recorded by the Parkes Observatory in Australia. It's never been seen because it was misplaced immediately after it was recorded. picked by tigertony 5 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
NASA has released images of its latest lunar exploration concept vehicle. picked by topofall 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Despite funding uncertainty, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is on track to return humans to the moon by 2020 and set up a lunar outpost to serve as a springboard to explore Mars, officials said. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
New Lunar Rover for their mission to colonize the Moon by 2020. 1 comments edit related share scienceThis thing looks bad ass. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago |
![]() | syndication |
NASA is in hope that its double explosion on the surface of the moon will reveal the hidden water ice. The rocket will smash into the moon's craters at a speed of 2.5 km per second. The impact will raise 1,102 tons of moon fragments and dust. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share science |
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned its first images since reaching the Moon on 23 June. 0 comments edit related share scienceThe probe's two cameras returned images of a region in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds). picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago |
NASA made a double impact on the moon this morning as a rocket hull then a probe penetrated its surface. The new 'hole' is dead center in post pic. 8 comments edit related share plime.comJust wait until those little Moon Men retaliate! picked by meggysue 2 months ago |
As if scanning the moon's surface for impact blemishes were not enough, NASA now plans to visualize its internal imperfections to solve longstanding mysteries about the moon's insides. NASA said this week that it selected the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, from two dozen mission proposals. GRAIL's twin spacecraft are slated to launch around Sept. 6, 2011. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Just how stupid did the NASA officials think the public was? 7 comments edit related share entertainment**Finally! Proof of the insidious power. picked by equinox 10 months ago |
NASA will probably not build an outpost on the moon as originally planned. Hinted at is that the agency is open to putting more emphasis on human missions to destinations like Mars or a near-Earth asteroid. picked by bingo 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
On February 15, 2001 the FOX television network aired a program titled Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land On The Moon? This program showed alleged evidence that NASA faked the moon landings. Robert Braeunig attempts to debunk the theorists item by item on this webpage. 13 comments edit related share scienceYES, WE LANDED ON THE MOON! picked by ogri2003 2 years ago |
Nasa scientists are preparing to launch a space mission from Cape Canaveral carrying a missile that will fire a hole deep in the surface of the moon. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 13 comments edit related share science |
NASA is preparing to test an inflatable structure that might one day be used to establish an outpost on the Moon. picked by kxmk 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
NASA is testing an underwater robot in one of Earth's deepest sinkholes in a first step toward searching for life on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
NASA declares it will do more cool things now. Hopefully they'll be able to get funded for all this. picked by groggie 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
It's an exciting time for educators and students. Before the end of the next decade, NASA astronauts will return to the moon. This time, we're planning to stay, building outposts and paving the way for eventual journeys to Mars and beyond. Today's students will be tomorrow's explorers. How will space exploration benefit their lives in the future? That's the question this competition asks of... read full post picked by paddyjoe 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A small fission-based nuclear reactor coupled with a Stirling engine could provide up to 40 kilowatts of usable energy, enough to support a moon base or Mars outpost. 1 comments edit related share technology*I want! picked by kakana 4 months ago |
NASA scientists have found a way to make giant space telescopes out of moondust. They unveiled plans today to mix lunar soil with a chemical hardener to make a light-collecting mirror more than 50 metres wide. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Preliminary NASA studies show that using the existing shuttle's solid rocket boosters, fuel tank and main engines as a launch system, with some minor modifications, could be the foundation of an alternative launch system to the planned Ares rocket program currently under development. picked by kakana 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |