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Is a Spacesuit Needed to Walk on the Surface of the Moon?

Brian - Staff Writer — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:01:58 +0000

Due to the harsh and mysterious environments the astronauts would come into contact with while traveling to the moon as well as when walking on it, the need for such protective equipment is no surprise. Yet, if humans were to colonize the moon, and the protective clothing would be much less necessary in their day-to-day lives, would those spacesuits still be necessary?

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Freedom to Explore the Moon: The Outer Space Treaty

Brian - Staff Writer — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:28:44 +0000

Back in 1969, the United States was the first country on Earth to successfully send humans to the Moon. I am sure many of you are familiar with the image of an American Flag on the moon, planted there by the Apollo 11 astronauts that first walked on it. However, despite the symbolic ownership that this flag places on the moon, did you know that there is actually a treaty in existence that guarantees the freedom for any country to explore the moon?

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2010 Winter Solstice Total Lunar Eclipse Review and Pictures

Greg - Staff Writer — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:06:33 +0000

The 2010 Winter Solstice Total Lunar Eclipse is over and I'm sure we're all recovering from a serious lack of sleep! What a night! The above photo was submitted by Candace who says she used a Canon Rebel T2i without a telephoto lens to capture the event. As you can see, the moon is completely in the Earth's shadow - or umbra - and is displaying the characteristic red-orange hue.

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Total Lunar Eclipse of December 21, 2010

Greg - Staff Writer — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:12:49 +0000

On December 21, 2010 at 1:33 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) [8:17 UTC], the Moon will enter Earth's penumbra or partial shadow. You will see the moon dim and begin to turn a reddish color. At 2:41 am EST, the Moon will enter the Earth's umbra or full shadow. This is when the total lunar eclipse begins.

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What Mineral Resources Can Be Found on the Moon?

Brian - Staff Writer — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:08:34 +0000

Instead of merely being a place to set foot on, is it possible that the moon can be a useful mineral resource for us? What exactly is the moon made out of, anyway?

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Ice Water Discovered on the Moon: LCROSS Successful

Greg - Staff Writer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:53 +0000

Well Outer Space Universe Fans....I told you I would stay on this one until we found out the truth about the LCROSS lunar impact event held on October 9, 2009. The results are in and there is evidence of water on the Moon! Scientists have verified that the debris plume (which was not visible to me on the day of impact) did, in fact, contain about 25 gallons of water.

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NASA LCROSS Satellite Crashes into Moon Looking for Water

Greg - Staff Writer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:46:25 +0000

At 7:35am EST, the NASA LCROSS Satellite crashed into the Moon! Fortunately, this was't an accident! In fact, this highly choreographed mission was designed to send the spacecraft directly into the lunar surface in an effort to detect water vapor.

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Crater Erlanger: Where the Sun Don’t Shine on the Moon

Greg - Staff Writer — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:39:09 +0000

This week, Nasa released images of Crater Erlanger. Normally, a picture of a crater on the moon is a big snoozer, but this one could be special. Since this crater is located near the north pole of the moon and the moon's axis is only tilted by 1.5 degrees, the sun's rays never reach the bottom.

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