06/19/2009 09:42 Filed in:
Current EventsToday, NASA is going to launch a new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and a companion LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) impactor to the moon. This launch will mark NASA’s first step in its long awaited
return to the moon. This mission is the first of several missions that may ultimately send man back to the moon within the next decade.
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06/03/2009 10:17 Filed in:
General | MarsFor many years now, there has been strange rumor circulating around the country claiming that Mars will appear as large as the moon in the night sky. Usually, a date is given for this event, and sometimes claims of pending doom or other calamities are included. The myth is often forwarded by email to hundreds of other people. If you get one of these emails, don’t forward it!
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06/01/2009 09:50 Filed in:
Night SkyAs the moon makes its monthly circuit around the sky it often passes in front of stars, blotting them out for as much as an hour or so. Such an occultation can be a startling spectacle, especially if the star is bright. The star appears to creep up to the moon's limb, hang on the edge for a minute or two, and then, without warning, wink out. Later it flashes back into view just as suddenly on the moon's other side.
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