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NASA’S Dirty Secret: Moon Dust

Boulder, CO — The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. “The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust,” says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute at the University of Tennessee. Fine as flour and rough as sandpaper, Moon dust caused ‘lunar hay fever,’ problems with space suits, and dust storms in the crew cabin upon returning to space. Read more

Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet’s atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before. Read more

Review of Dark Mission

Ever since I found out about Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara’s book; Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA, I’ve been debating with myself as to whether or not I would get a copy for myself and read it. Read more

Effects of General Relativity Observed by McGill Astrophysicists

The double pulsar PSR J0737-3039A/B consists in a binary system made two pulsars in a 2.4-hour orbit. (Image credit: McGill University / Daniel Cantin, DarwinDimensions)MONTREAL, QUEBEC — Researchers at McGill University’s Department of Physics – along with colleagues from several countries – have confirmed a long-held prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, via observations of a binary-pulsar star system. Their results have been published July 3rd in the journal Science. Read more

Scientists Ponder Mars Crater Mystery

PASADENA, Calif. — New analysis of Mars’ terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system. Read more