MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency officials say they have selected a target lunar crater for an impact study to determine whether water ice exists at the moon's south pole.
... based on a new computer analysis of data from the Lunar Prospector, a space probe sent to the moon ... results will help NASA's soon-to-be launched Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has selected four teams to observe the impact of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.
... the upcoming missions of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS. The spacecraft will launch together June 17 aboard an Atlas V ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said preparations are complete for the launch of its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has moved its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite to their launch pad.
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, successfully completed its most significant early mission milestone Tuesday with a lunar swingby and calibration of its science ...
... only 6.1 kilograms and uses only 4.5 watts of power.
The planned Oct. 9 impact into the Moon of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), which launched with LRO ...
Shadowy impact sites on the south pole of the Moon could be the coldest places in the solar system, NASA scientists said in unveiling findings from a lunar spacecraft.
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission (LCROSS) based on new analysis of available lunar data, has shifted the target crater from Cabeus A to Cabeus (proper).
... a two-ton rocket body will slam into a crater near the moon's south pole. By studying the ... poles. The event is the highlight of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission. ...
... lunar debris kicked
up from ancient lunar crater kicked up 24 gallons of water, LCROSS
mission staff ... one plume arcing high above the rim of the
crater Cabeus, and ejected another curtain of debris more ...
Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.
... poles is one goal of the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov ... launch later this year. And it is the primary objective of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (http ...
Some lunar craters may be perfect for preserving samples of life from Earth or Mars.
