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Moon explorer points to hydrogen in sunny parts of south pole

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by William Atkins
Sunday, 20 September 2009
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is just beginning its mission to explore the Moon. One of its instruments has already indicated that hydrogen (a component of water) is present at the south pole but in unexpected places: at warm spots that receive sunlight (and not just within the bitterly cold impact craters).

Need to find a meteorite? Call your fireball astronomers!

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by William Atkins
Saturday, 19 September 2009
An international team of scientists found a small meteorite on the giant Nullarbor Plain, but even more amazing was the fact that they were able to retrace its orbit back to its parent asteroid.

First rocky planet discovered outside Earth’s solar system

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by William Atkins
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Astronomers have found over 300 exosolar planets (or exoplanets, those orbiting about stars other than the Sun). However, they have all been gaseous objects without a solid surface. For the first time, a rocky exoplanet has been discovered.

China starts construction of new spaceport

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by William Atkins
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
The Chinese space agency China National Space Administration (CNSA) began construction of its fourth space center on Monday, September 14, 2009. The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is expected to greatly expand China's ability to launch heavier payloads into space.

NASA selects Cabeus A as lunar impact site for LCROSS

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by William Atkins
Sunday, 13 September 2009
The collision site for the NASA spacecraft Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) has been selected by a team of lunar scientists. The lunar crater selected for the impact is called Cabeus A.

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