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An Extra Special New Year's Eve

An Extra Special New Year's Eve

Posted by The Editor on 12/31/2009

The night before the beginning of a New Year is always special. However, tonight is even more so, as the skies will be lit up by a full moon - the 13th one of the year and the second one this month - An event that occurs so rarely that it is called a 'Blue' moon.

Yay - There Is 'Substantial' Water On the Moon!

Yay - There Is 'Substantial' Water On the Moon!

Posted by The Editor on 11/13/2009

This morning, the scientists at the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA), announced that last month's 'bombing' of the moon by LCROSS had been a huge success.

Videos Of The Week - Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of The Lunar Excursion

Videos Of The Week - Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of The Lunar Excursion

Posted by The Editor on 09/28/2009

On July 20th, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to set foot on the moon. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of this historic moment, NASA re-mastered videos of 15 key moments from the astronauts' moonwalk.

In Pursuit Of Water - On The Moon

In Pursuit Of Water - On The Moon

Posted by The Editor on 06/23/2009

After ignoring it for 40 years, NASA scientists are in pursuit of the Moon again - This time to see if there is any water on the satellite. On June 18th, Atlas V blasted off from Cape Canaveral, carrying with it a Spacecraft and a Lunar Robotic Satellite.