Aug 4, 2010

Mini-SAR map of the Circular Polarization Ratio (CPR) of the north pole of the Moon. Fresh, “normal” craters (red circles) show high values of CPR inside and outside their rims. This is consistent with the distribution of rocks and ejected blocks around fresh impact features, indicating that the high CPR here is surface scattering. The “anomalous”...

Mar 22, 2010

(Image Credit: Unknown) Ever since we discovered water on the Moon, scientists have been trying to figure out how much water is upon the lunar surface, and whether or not there would be enough to sustain not only colonists but perhaps a few rockets as well. Now it looks like there may be “3 different flavors” of lunar water, which could help decide...

Mar 16, 2010

(Image Credit: Image: ISRO / NASA / JHUAPL / LP) Orbiting approximately 1 light second away from Earth, the Moon (also known as Luna) surprised scientists after water ice was discovered upon its surface. Recently NASA discovered more ice water upon the Moon, painting a picture that Earth’s nearest neighbor is not as dry as we once thought. (NASA) Using...

Nov 16, 2009

Update: Image selected from Digital Fortress, original artist (thus far) unknown. Despite it’s dry appearance, it looks as if Earth’s little brother has some water after all. After NASA “bombed” the moon (or rather smashed two objects into the surface), the American space agency can now confirm that some parts of Luna are wetter than...

Oct 30, 2009

The discovery of water within the lunar soil earlier set off a buzz amongst the space geek community. While Luna’s revelation inspired dreams of interplanetary conquest, the fact is that the Moon’s soil is far too dry for us to use as a fountain, let alone for watering crop. Instead of digging through 10 million tons of soil in order to get 10,000...

Sep 26, 2009

After discovering water upon the Lunar surface, the space community went a buzz with the possibilities. (Space.com) The discovery of water on the moon announced this week could make our celestial neighbor a more attractive candidate for a future manned mission. [...] “This makes the moon a more attractive destination to go to,” said University of...

Sep 23, 2009

It looks like news of the possibility of water on Earth’s little sister Luna is creating a lot of excitement amongst the space geeks community. NASA is scheduled to release the findings this Thursday, which should either boost the cause for lunar exploration at its most dismal period, or cause a collective yawn throughout the media. Previous attempts at...

Mar 20, 2009

(Image: Salty water droplets on Phoenix Mars Lander. Credit: NASA)  With temperatures plunging below -100 degrees (in both Fahrenheit and Celsius), Mars is not exactly known as warm and friendly place to live upon. While the red planet does boast an abundance of ice, it looks as if scientists have discovered that liquid water can exist upon its...