British company to offer 500,000 miles journey around the Moon
June 20th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
An Isle of Man-based Company is planning to offer seats to those willing to complete a journey around the Moon. The first of these journeys could take place ... Read more...
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Former NASA agent on a mission to find the missing moon rocks
February 20th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Decades after several moon rock fragments were distributed to various world leaders, investigation has revealed that most of them have gone missing. Several fragments of space rocks ... Read more...
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Moon map reveals titanium treasure trove
October 16th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) A map of the moon shows a treasure trove of areas rich in titanium ores, which is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of the satellite's ... Read more...
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Astronauts’ tracks and trash seen on moon
September 7th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new photograph from NASA has revealed trash on the moon. The photos are seen as the sharpest yet from the space agency on the moon. The ... Read more...
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Moon may have as much water as Earth has
May 27th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) Water may be as plentiful within the moon as on the Earth, reveals a study of lunar rocks brought by the Apollo mission.
Trapped water was ... Read more...
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Man in the moon has ‘graphite whiskers’
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Scientists have established the presence of graphite, a form of carbon, in a lunar sample collected by Apollo 17. The new analysis also revealed that graphite has existed ... Read more...
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Obama’s Moon plans ‘catastrophic’, say former NASA astronauts
March 13th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 13 (ANI): A BBC report has voiced the displeasure that former NASA astronauts have over US President Barack Obama's decision to push Moon missions further back, with one astronaut ... Read more...
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Moon rocks still yielding secrets 40 years later
July 18th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 18 (IANS) There are still many secrets waiting to be gleaned from moon rocks collected by Apollo 11 astronauts on their historic moonwalk 40 years ago.
Randy L Korotev, research ... Read more...
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Oldest zircon from lunar rock suggests molten moon solidified 90 million years after creation
January 27th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists have found the oldest known zircon on Earth from a lunar rock sample, dating back to 4.42 billion years, which has helped pinpoint the age at ... Read more...
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Moon dust may make breathing for astronauts difficult
July 15th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 15 (ANI): Researchers from the United States have warned that inhaling fine-grained dust that covers the moon might make it difficult for the astronauts to breathe on its surface.In ... Read more...
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