A Lunar Rocket Designed To Crash
In the 1960 cartoon "Hits and Missiles," Popeye the Sailor Man accidentally crashes a rocket into a moon made of cheese. Popeye soon realizes he needs more fuel, "so we can…
View ArticleMoon May Beat Pluto as Coldest Place in Solar System
Robert Heinlein got it right when he dubbed Earth's moon a harsh mistress. NASA's lunar orbiter examined some craters near the lunar south pole that never see sunlight, and…
View ArticleHow To Watch NASA Smash a Rocket Into the Moon Tomorrow Morning
The harvest moon--which came a couple weeks late this year, on Oct. 4--has long allowed farmers to gather their crops late into the night, using moonlight as a beacon.…
View ArticleNASA Crashes Into the Moon -- But Where Are the Pics?
NASA's double sledgehammer shot to the moon succeeded early this morning when an empty rocket stage and a lunar probe each crashed into separate craters. But the host of…
View ArticleNASA Releases Satellite Thermal Images of 'Moon Bombing'
We waited, we watched, and for the most part, we were disappointed. But the lack of visual fireworks during last week's "moon bombing" doesn't mean the mission was a…
View ArticleMoon-Bombing Mission Finds Significant Amount of Water in Lunar Soil
NASA's moon-smashing mission may not have provided a huge show for the folks on Earth, but now there's sweet vindication for scientists. The plume of lunar debris kicked up…
View Article'Moon Bombing' Data Shows South Pole Crater is Wetter Than Some Parts of Earth
When NASA "bombed" the moon back in October there was a lot of fanfare leading up to a visually anticlimactic live Webcast of the event. But a series of papers publishing…
View ArticleWho Owns the Moon's Water? Future Moon Mining Missions May Face Legal Disputes
Would-be moon miners will need good lawyers if they want to keep the lunar resources theyâre harvesting, according to space policy experts. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967…
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