SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Moon Shadow, Shock Wave, More Jul 1, 2009
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Your views: Cap-and-trade rancor Jul 1, 2009
That kind of thinking falls into the same category as kooks who believe we never went to moon. The bottom line to greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide is this too little CO2 and the planet is an ice ball, too much CO2 and the planet is a fireball. (Florida Today)
Florida College Students Plan to Send Rover to Moon Jun 30, 2009
The competition is an effort to have a 90 percent privately-funded group send a robot to the moon to travel 500 meters, collect high-definition video and panoramic views, and send the first e-mail and text message from the moon ... "I'm going to be up there for the whole month, with a crew of five other people, living in a simulated Mars habitat," Palaia said, "and so, I offered to bring this up there with me, so they can control this, just as if they were operating their rover on the moon." ...... (Fox News)
Leave the space biz Jun 30, 2009
Mars is still out there, as is the prospect of a moon base, and there are other mysteries to be discovered which won t be discovered if we sit still. The $18 billion which NASA gets is a pittance compared to the $700 billion we spend on defense or the $425 billion for Medicare, but we should spend each of those space dollars wisely. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Danvers Planetarium presents, the Moon: our companion inspace Jun 30, 2009
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo Moon landing, a study of the Moon and its motions and phases will be featured during the Friday Nights Under the Stars Planetarium Shows from Friday, July 10-Friday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m., at the Planetarium, Dunn Wing, 64 Cablot Road, Danvers. Why the Moon attracts so much attention and affection ... Included will be the latest research concerning the origins of the Moon and why it is important to us on Earth. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Newest astronauts won't ride shuttle Jun 30, 2009
But shuttle missions, more than moon landings, were inspirational for many members of the class, ranging in age from 30 to 43 ... The agency plans to fly the 00004000 first crew to the space station on the new rocket in 2015, and possibly return astronauts to the moon by 2020. (Florida Today)
Astro Tables: Best times to hunt and fish Jun 30, 2009
Astro Tables are far more effective than "moon tables" because they take into account critical solar energies as well as lunar ... The "Best Days" column is based on the ever-changing positions of the sun and the moon, rating each day on a scale of 0 to 100 ... The "Lunar Periods" section lists the times the moon is overhead and underfoot each day. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Direct launch not viable yet Jun 29, 2009
Dave Bonner of Viera voiced the concern of many that NASA ought to aim higher than the moon ... "The large NASA projected cost of returning to the moon -- with a manned station on the moon -- is not affordable and a waste of funding," Bonner wrote in a longer letter ... In the week since I last wrote, an Atlas V blasted a pair of spacecraft from here to the moon and a Delta IV counted down toward launch of a weather satellite. (Florida Today)
Radio messages bounce off the moon Jun 29, 2009
SYDNEY, Australia - Radio hams and amateur astronomers around the world spent the weekend bouncing radio conversations off the moon to one another in commemoration of the Apollo 11 landings 40 years ago, organizers in Australia said Sunday ... 5 seconds for a radio signal to reach the moon and bounce back to another part of the Earth, so it took around five seconds to get a reply ... Initiated a few months ago by science buffs in Australia and the United States, "Moonbounce" was just winding up... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Astronomy class is for all ages Jun 29, 2009
Weather permitting, approximately half of the class session will be outside; of particular interest will be the moon's 29-day cycle ... Kirkham said the moon would not be viewable at the time of the seminar as it was during the previous class ... "We'll be in the last half of the moon then, we won't be able to see it," he said. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
Looking Up: Jupiter pairs up with Neptune Jun 28, 2009
Neptune, natural color view, with three of its moons, Proteus (top), Larissa (lower right) and Despina (left), from Hubble space telescope ... Remember, the apparent width of the full moon is about one-half degree ... Its four bright attendant moons will be nearby. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Timed for bliss Jun 28, 2009
Under the Hindu system, importance is given to the moons position in relation to the grooms horoscope and the suns position for the brides horoscope ... Again, this is based on the couples horoscopes, following their moon sign. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
NASA Gives Media, Public Look Inside Apollo Moon Rock Vault Jun 27, 2009
NASA will offer reporters an unprecedented chance to conduct interviews with scientists inside the lab that stores moon rocks Apollo astronauts collected during their six missions. The July 2 interview opportunities from the Apollo Lunar Sample Processing Lab and Storage Vaults at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will take place nearly 40 years after humans first walked on the moon ... The interviews will originate from inside the lunar sample vault, amid the trays of moon rocks and soil... (NASA Watch)
U.S. Lunar Probes Go Loopy Jun 27, 2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is equipped with seven instruments that will thoroughly map the Moon for at least one year ... Aided by the Moon's gravity during its brief swingby, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, swung into a much wider polar loop and, technically, is still orbiting Earth every 37 days ... A snapshot of the Moon taken June 23, 2009, by the visible-light camera aboard NASA's LCROSS spacecraft. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
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Back in the evening sky, the waxing crescent Moon again passes Regulus and Saturn on successive days ... European observers: move each Moon symbol a quarter of the way toward the one for the previous date ... The waxing crescent Moon is lower left of Regulus at dusk, as shown at right. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Mars May Hide Secret Water Table Jun 27, 2009
This week, researchers found hints of misty ice caverns on a Saturn moon and dedicated a dark matter lab in the deepest mine in the US ... One of DNA's four building blocks, adenine, has been created in a lab experiment modelling Saturn's moon Titan ... This week, researchers found hints of misty ice caverns on a Saturn moon and dedicated a dark matter lab in the deepest mine in the US. (Newsmax)
New Martian craters Jun 27, 2009
Saturn's rings have ice crystals, suggesting one moon may have water reservoir. Sit tight, we're getting to the good stuff. (CNN -- Tech)
Apollo 11 Anniversary Events Jun 27, 2009
Through this and other college and university programs, NASA will identify and develop the critical skills and capabilities needed to strengthen the future workforce of NASA and the nation and to explore Earth, the moon and beyond. The downlink event is one in a series of educational events in the U.S. and abroad, and is an integral component of NASA's Teaching from Space Office. (NASA Watch)
Schedul00004000e Jun 27, 2009
No earlier than August 30Launch Time: TBD. Launch Complex: 39B Kennedy Space CenterMission: The first in a series of test flights NASA will launch to develop the Ares I rocket for missions to the International Space Station, the moon and Mars. September TBDLaunch Time: TBD.Launch Complex: 17B Cape Canaveral Air Force StationMission: A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket carrying two technology demonstration spacecraft for the Missile Defense Agency. (Florida Today)
Our Views: Final frontier Jun 27, 2009
Space program's scope, and difficulty, shown from Cape to the moon ... At the moon, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter slid into orbit four days after its Cape Canaveral launch ... At Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence the moon Enceladus may have a reservoir of liquid water -- perhaps an ocean -- under its surface. (Florida Today)
Viewpoint: Moon landing: Is it really 40 years? Jun 27, 2009
Viewpoint: Moon landing: Is it really 40 years ... Viewpoint: Moon landing: Is it really 40 years ... (If a ship landed on the Moon, would it sink and disappear from sight into miles of dust or bounce off the surface back into space. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Looking at memorable cases Jun 26, 2009
Shortly after the verdict, I did notice the "sweepers" straddled their brooms and flew off across the full moon, promising not to return until Halloween. While I learned a lot from the experience with The Gallery trial and had a great deal of respect for the jurors, I was "respected" by the ACLU, but few others. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
The Salty Waters of Saturn's Moon Hint at Life Jun 26, 2009
A Cassini spacecraft image shows icy geysers spewing from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The salt particles in the ice jets are the strongest evidence to date of a liquid ocean under the moon's icy crust ... The other planets and moons in the solar system don't have it so good forbidding places that are hydrogological deserts, and thus biological ones too. (Time.com)
Shuttle launch delayed to July Jun 26, 2009
NASA bumped an unmanned moon shot - its first in a decade - to give Endeavour this second chance of flying before a thermal blackout period kicks in. That moon mission, featuring two science probes, is now scheduled for a Thursday or Friday launch ... An independent committee that will review the space agency's plans to build a successor to the shuttle and return astronauts to the moon by 2020 holds its first public meeting Wednesday in Washington. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Study: Saturn moon has liquid water below surface Jun 26, 2009
This Nov. 27, 2005 photo provided by NASA shows Saturn's moon Enceladus, as seen from the Cassini orbiter. Scientists have found new evidence that one of Saturn's moons has an ocean beneath its surface ... NEW YORK - Scientists have found new evidence that one of Saturn's moons has an ocean beneath its surface. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Life on Enceladus? Jun 26, 2009
We at TAC are no fans of NASA, but the are stunning, and the discovery of salt water shooting out of one of Saturn's moons is nothing if not intriguing ... The plumes of gas and ice shooting from the south pole of the Saturnian moon Enceladus contain sodium salts, which is the best evidence so far that the satellite harbors a liquid water ocean ... Since 2005, when Cassini spotted plumes jetting out from Enceladus, the moon has become one of the hottest topics in solar-system science. (The American Conservative)
NASA readies Plan B for moon rockets Jun 25, 2009
NASA has a backup plan to launch crew and cargo to the moon, reduce the gap between retirement and a replacement ship's debut, and save taxpayers billions of dollars ... Engineers have been working on a new system that not only could transport astronauts to the station, which orbits about 225 miles (360 kilometers) above Earth, but also travel in deep space for visits to the moon and other destinations ... 6 billion, NASA can develop a rocket for the moon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
• Space probe crashes are no accident Jun 25, 2009
Space probe crashes are no accident One week ago today, a spacecraft began a journey slated to end with its spectacular crash on the moon ... After the early Apollo missions' sensors discovered weak lunar seismic activity, later Apollo boosters were guided into impact trajectories to send sound waves through the moon to analyze its interior ... Scientists wanted to safeguard against possible biological contamination of Jupiter's moons (considered possible havens for alien organisms) by... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Robert Stoffel, 87; helped build Mars and lunar rovers Jun 25, 2009
Among those were the Lunar Rover that carried astronauts and their equipment around on the surface of the moon on Apollo 15 (1971) and Apollo 16 (1972). He helped program the computer on one of the Viking landers, space vehicles that were sent to Mars in 1975. (Boston Globe)
Saturn moon hints it could host life Jun 25, 2009
LONDON - Saturn s icy moon Enceladus could contain watery underground caverns, forming a potential home for alien life, scientists said yesterday. German researchers have found salt - a signature chemical for seawater - in ice grains from vapor jets streaming out of surface cracks, providing the strongest evidence yet of a liquid water reservoir beneath the moon s frozen crust ... One explanation for the slower evaporation may be that water is emerging from pressurized chambers below the... (Boston Globe)
Cameron shows first Avatar clips Jun 25, 2009
Page last updated at 10:35 GMT, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 11:35 UK. Avatar is James Cameron's first feature film since 1997's Titanic. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Actress Hannah held over protest Jun 25, 2009
Saturn moon could harbour life. Monkey urinates on Zambian leader. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Saturn moon may harbour life-giving ocean... Jun 25, 2009
Saturn moon may harbour life-giving ocean: study ... Saturn moon may harbour life-giving ocean: study ... Huge geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be fed by a salty sea below its surface, boosting the odds of extraterrestrial life in our own Solar System, according to a study released Wednesday. (The Drudge Report)
Jets On Saturn's Moon Enceladus Not Geysers From Underground Ocean, One Group Of Researchers Say Jun 25, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) Water vapor jets that spew from the surface of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus are not really geysers from an underground ocean as initially envisioned by planetary scientists, according to a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder ... Water vapor jets spewing from Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, are not the result of geysers from an underground ocean as envisioned by some planetary scientists but may be caused by water evaporation or ice vaporization, according... (Science Daily)
A "Briny Deep" Inside Enceladus? Jun 25, 2009
Mercury may have its volcanic plains, Mars its buried glaciers, and the Kuiper Belt its dwarf planets but arguably there's no more exciting place in the solar system right now than the Saturnian moon Enceladus. It's drawn the attention of planetary dynamicists, geophysicists, volcanologists, glaciologists, oceanographers, astrobiologists, and plasma physicists not bad for a modest moon that's barely 300 miles (490 km) across ... This causes frictional heat to build up inside the icy moon. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
'Misty caverns' on Enceladus moon Jun 25, 2009
Misty caverns' on Enceladus moon ... Nasa's Cassini spacecraft has obtained strong evidence that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus retains liquid water ... Scientists tell Nature magazine that the liquid water may reside in caverns just below the surface of the moon. (BBC News -- Science)
Declaring war Jun 25, 2009
Page last updated at 12:00 GMT, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 13:00 UK. What rules apply in cyber-wars. (BBC News -- Technology)
Ocean hidden inside Saturn's moon Jun 25, 2009
Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet for an ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn's Enceladus, suggesting it could join the exclusive club of watery moons in our solar system. The salty water is likely feeding that spurt from the moon's south polar region ... Such plumes were first reported in 2005, and ever since, astronomers have suspected a liquid ocean might lie beneath the icy shell of Saturn's sixth largest moon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
NASA's Unmanned Probe Arrives at the Moon Jun 24, 2009
NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is kick-starting a volley of robot craft that will explore the Moon prior to a human return. A powerful robotic lunar scout, NASA's first in more than a decade, arrived at the moon early Tuesday on a mission to seek out potential landing sites and hidden water ice for future astronauts ... It is NASA's first unmanned moon shot since 1998. (Fox News)
NASA Probe Beams Home New Images of the Moon Jun 24, 2009
June 23: NASA's LCROSS probe beamed this view of the moon's Mendeleev region. A new NASA probe beamed down live images of the moon early Tuesday to reveal a stark surface littered with craters, as it flew toward a planned crash at the lunar south pole later this year ... The $79 million Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, launched toward the moon on June 18 and began today at 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 GMT). (Fox News)
Commentary: Let's aim for Mars Jun 24, 2009
Buzz Aldrin: Our mission to the moon was shared by the world as an adventure ... Editor's note: , whose new book is "Magnificent Desolation," was one of the two American astronauts who were the first people to set foot on the moon ... Buzz Aldrin walks on the moon in a photo taken by Neil Armstrong, his colleague on the 1969 mission. (CNN)
President faces a Kennedy decision on space Jun 24, 2009
NASA artwork traces each phase of a future mission to the moon and back ... He is a recipient of an Emmy for his coverage of the Apollo moon landings ... See Russia's red moon, Hubble highlights and other stunning space imagery from May 2009. (MSNBC -- Politics)
'Beyond Time' Exhibition by OMEGA & Hong Kong Space Museum Engages, Captivates Local Crowds Jun 24, 2009
Space explorer Buzz Aldrin answers questions from select local students, scientists and professors during launch of event celebrating the Moon Landing ... "Beyond Time," held in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Moon Landing, featured a collection of space travel equipment and memorabilia such as a space suit, cameras, flight plans, and a range of OMEGA Speedmaster watches, the only watch approved by NASA for manned space missions ... To kick off the exhibition, National Aeronautics and... (PR Newswire)
NASA probe beams home new lunar views Jun 24, 2009
Probe on way toward planned crash at moons south pole later this year. NASANASA's LCROSS probe beamedback a picture of the moon's Mendeleev region, an ancient impact basin with relatively uniform floor deposits on the far side, during a first flyby on Tuesday (at left) ... See Russia's red moon, Hubble highlights and other stunning space imagery from May 2009. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Hong Kong Celebrities Turn Out to Meet the Man on the Moon During OMEGA Speedmaster 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Moon Landing Jun 24, 2009
HONG KONG, June 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Michael Wong, Simon Yam, Qiqi, Richie Ren, Kam Kwok-leung, Perveen Crawford and Dr. Rebecca Li were just a few of Hong Kong's familiar faces who joined OMEGA to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Moon Landing with Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men on the Moon and one of the most famous astronauts in history ... Since its selection in 1965, the Speedmaster has been the only watch approved by NASA for manned space missions, and the only watch to have been... (PR Newswire)
Two NASA space probes reach moon's orbit Jun 24, 2009
Two unmanned NASA space probes reach the moon's orbit Tuesday morning. One probe sent back live video on the Internet as it passed the moon ... (CNN) -- Two unmanned NASA spacecraft reached the moon's orbit Tuesday morning and began the process of mapping its surface for future missions. (CNN -- Tech)
NASA lunar mission successfully enters moon orbit Jun 24, 2009
-- After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon ... During transit to the moon, engineers performed a mid-course correction to get the spacecraft in the proper position to reach its lunar destination ... Since the moon is always moving, the spacecraft shot for a target point ahead of the moon. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Moon orbiter begins making its rounds Jun 24, 2009
NASAThe Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shown in this artist's conception, will survey the lunar surface, develop better data about the moon's water ice resources and characterize the radiation environment ... NASA artwork traces each phase of a future mission to the moon and back ... See Russia's red moon, Hubble highlights and other stunning space imagery from May 2009. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Aldrins journey from moon to alcoholism Jun 24, 2009
Buzz Aldrins journey from moon to alcoholism - Biography and memoirs ... Buzz Aldrins journey from moon to alcoholism. (MSNBC -- Technology)
S.F. needs a stay-at-home mayor Jun 24, 2009
I think good old John Muir would have something to say about our blasting away at the moon ("Moon crash landing is part of the mission," June 18) ... Do we want to look up some day soon at a changed moon, with new craters and dust clouds and maybe a flag or an ad in bright colors ... I propose "Moon Wilderness Park" as one way to bark before it's too late. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
NASA moon impactor completes lunar maneuver Jun 24, 2009
NASA moon impactor successfully completes lunar maneuver_English_Xinhua. NASA moon impactor successfully completes lunar maneuver ... With the assist of the moon's gravity, LCROSS and its attached Centaur booster rocket entered into polar Earth orbit at 6:20 a.m. PDT (1220 GMT). (Xinhuanet, China)
Orbiter reaches moon today Jun 23, 2009
NASA's first spacecraft to visit the moon in more than a decade was expected to settle into lunar orbit this morning, after launching from the Space Coast last week. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, was scheduled to fire its engines for 40 minutes starting at 5:47 a.m., putting it in position to be captured by the moon's gravity ... When that phase is complete, the orbiter will drop to about 30 miles above the moon, circling its poles. (Florida Today)
NASA Returns to the Moon Jun 23, 2009
NASA The successful sendoff marks the space agency's first step in its much-anticipated return to lunar exploration a program that might carry astronauts to the Moon's surface in as little as 10 years ... But soon the powerful Centaur final stage will power both out of Earth's gravitational grip and toward the Moon ... Five days from now both will swing close past the Moon; LRO will take up a looping polar orbit that will gradually tighten in the weeks ahead. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
John Kelly: Rockets warrant objective analysis Jun 23, 2009
So, NASA's proposed Ares rockets are not the only way to get people and cargo to the moon ... The leaders of America's top space-launch companies and even the head of NASA's shuttle program told a presidential commission last week about several viable options for launching the Orion spacecraft and its astronauts into Earth orbit, where they could hook up with another spacecraft for a ride to the moon ... The government team determined that two new rockets (relying partly on re-engineered shuttle... (Florida Today)
Van Allen house in Mount Pleasant will be razed Jun 23, 2009
Aside from his discovery of the belts which surround Earth, Van Allen also discovered a new moon of Saturn in 1979, and the radiation belts around the planet. In 1960, Van Allen was named with 14 other scientists as Time magazine's collective "Man of the Year." He died on Aug. 9, 2006, at age 91. (Sioux City Journal)
A Question for the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11: Apollo 11's "Giant Leap" or Apollo 8's "Genesis" Reading? Jun 23, 2009
When NASA and the media celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 2009, they are certain to overlook a profound question, one that is explored in the latest books by Barry Vacker, a professor of media studies ... Which words spoken from the moon have proven more prophetic and powerful back on Earth: Neil Armstrong's "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" or William Anders' "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth," from the famed Genesis... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Brad and Ange 'run back to their exes' Jun 23, 2009
Not to be deterred, Woman's Day goes "inside the honeymoon" with aerial shots of the resort where the couple stayed ... Libra: The New Moon and the planetary combinations make this a day not only for new starts and new lunar objectives but also suggests that you should walk on egg shells around authority figures and in no way engage in conflict talks or power games ... Aquarius: The New Moon placement strongly urges you to take better care of your health and well being through this cycle... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Planetarium to honor Apollo 11 anniversary Jun 22, 2009
Next month, he will share his enthusiasm for space with others as an important date in science approaches -- the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, by Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969. To commemorate the event, the planetarium will offer a show it produced, called To the Moon and Beyond , which will focus on the Apollo space program and the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union ... "We are making that (the moon show) available to other planetariums," Dr. Senn said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Moon's Permanently Dark Craters 'Illuminated' Jun 22, 2009
Scientists Bring 'Light' To Moon's Permanently Dark Craters ... Scientists Bring 'Light' To Moon's Permanently Dark Craters ... ScienceDaily (June 22, 2009) A new lunar topography map with the highest resolution of the moon's rugged south polar region provides new information on some of our natural satellite's darkest inhabitants - permanently shadowed craters. (Science Daily)
NASA Exploration Exhibit to Visit National Air and Space Museum's Udvar - Hazy Center Jun 22, 2009
America's plans for opening the space frontier - including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system beyond - are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to visit the Ocean City (Md ... "We hope the multimedia experience helps people better understand how the country plans to explore the moon and journey beyond in the next decade or so," said outreach coordinator Kirk Pierce from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala ... The exhibit... (NASA Watch)
Europe's next step Jun 22, 2009
A decision on a manned crewship would come even later, and would depend on there being a clear strategy on human space exploration that goes even deeper into the future - at the Moon and perhaps even at Mars. "Soyuz started flying in 1967. It was intended first to allow Russian access to the Moon and then access to the Russian station," said Philippe Berthe. (BBC News -- Science)
Science teacher over the moon at Space Camp Jun 22, 2009
Pirrie said he was harnessed into a lunar gravity simulator and experienced what it would be like to walk on the moon, spun around in a multi-axis trainer, participated in two simulated space flights and attended several classes about various aspects of space. "We do more before lunch than I feel like I do in a week," he said during a lunch break. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Happy Father's Day, Dad Jun 21, 2009
He was born 11 years after the Wright brothers proved man could fly, and he's lived to see humans conquer outer space and walk on the moon. But he's never set foot in an airplane. (NJ.com -- Times)
Sign of watery past for Mars Jun 21, 2009
In other developments, the US space agency has successfully blasted two probes into space on a landmark lunar exploration mission to scout water sources and landing sites in anticipation of sending mankind back to the moon in 2020. The launch marked "America's first step in a lasting return to the moon", a NASA official said moments after a rocket carrying the probes launched, one day after NASA scrapped the launch of the shuttle Endeavour for the second time in a week because of a hydrogen fuel... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Designer's health crusade Jun 21, 2009
Sagittarius: Today the Sun moves into the water sign of Cancer and the Moon moves into Gemini ... Aries: Today the Sun moves into Cancer and the Moon moves into Gemini signaling (almost) the end of this lunar cycle ... Pisces: The Sun moves into Cancer and the Moon moves into Gemini. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
