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Chandrayaan-1 gets back to work
" A day after landing India’s first probe instrument on the surface of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was on Saturday getting ready to activate eight other scientific instruments on board the country’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft,... The Space Race Continues
We are entering another generation of the space race with India's landing of its first unmanned space craft. China has also been developing its space technology over the past decade with manned missions and last year... India launches first moon mission
Countless hours and India's much talked dream Moon mission has come true. India has sucessfully launched its first unmanned mission to the moon.Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned mission to the moon, was... 343 views | 12 comments | 20 recommendations
A Leap Year Red Moon Lunar Eclipse Tonight :: Oblate Spheroid
[Ed. Note I've brought this story current so that it appears on the homepage as the eclipse is happening now. I call on all NowPublic contributors to add footage of the eclipse. Go here to do so and don't... 3705 views | 35 comments | 36 recommendations
Lunar conspiracy theories debunked on Discovery Channel
Some say Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind in 1969 was an elaborate hoax. They point to details like non-parallel shadows on lunar photos (said to be impossible with a single light source), sketchy details on... 1015 views | 26 comments | 17 recommendations
TV's 'Mythbusters' Tackle Moon Landing Hoax Claims
In 2005, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special effects experts better known by the title of their popular Discovery Channel series, "MythBusters", were asked during an interview about the myth they would most like to test provided an unlimited budget. "Jamie and I have done...Moon ship design not safe for NASA space crew
It was almost 40 years ago that Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon (or so history has it). Yet, that epic landing has not been replicated to this date, and won’t be coming around until 2019. As NASA plans out...615 views | 16 comments | 5 recommendations
Evidence of moon water found
" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly dry.Using...136 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Water Found in Moon Rocks
It was a mission that began over 30 years ago, and still continues in a very real way today - Apollo 15's moon landing mission. In 1971, two astronauts spent three days on the surface of the moon, collecting data and most importantly - lunar surface material. 37 years later,...Google launches new space race to the moon
" When Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon, he uttered unforgettable words. But the next visitor to roam the lunar landscape may send back e-mail instead. Welcome to a new kind of space race,...252 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
Chinese New Year Celebrations Worldwide
Gung Hay Fat Choy!For millions of Chinese around the world, the Lunar New Year Holiday is the most important time of the year. In 2008, however, unprecedented cold and wild weather throughout China has wreaked havoc... 6630 views | 65 comments | 14 recommendations
Marigolds on the moon a possibility, scientists say
One small step for shrubkind..."Scientists with the European Space Agency (Esa) say the day when flowers bloom on the Moon has come closer.An Esa-linked team has shown that marigolds can grow in crushed rock very... 12 Animals in Lunar Calendar
Have you heard about 12 animals in Eastern Lunar Calendar? They are Rat, Buffalo (Ox), Tiger...please read on "It’s a year full of surprises. It’s also a year of recuperation and rest. As the Chinese saying goes, ‘Sow the seeds of good deeds for the fruits of good... Lunar eclipse may shed light on climate change
The lunar eclipse that darkened our skies last month revealed to scientists that the Earth's atmosphere contains little light blocking volcanic dust. "Some researchers say the low volcanic dust levels in the... NASA plans moon crash
Scientists are
priming two spacecraft to slam into the moon's South Pole to see if the lunar
double whammy reveals hidden water ice."The
Earth-on-moon violence may raise eyebrows, but NASA's history shows that such
missions can yield extremely useful scientific...
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