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Major science news stories, from the fossil Ardi to new mammogram recommendations Moon During Winter Solstice Related Links 2009 Year in Review 2009 News of the Nation 2009 News of the World 2009 Science News People in the News, 2009 Quizzes, 2009 U.S. Statistics, 2009 Cancer Screening Recommendations Caused Uproar | The Large Hadron Collider Broke Records | U.S. & World Gripped by the Threat of H1N1 | Fossilized Specimens in Human Evolution Discovered, Refuted Water Discovered on the Moon In November, NASA’s Lcross satellite made a much-anticipated discovery: water on the Moon. The Lcross mission, the goal of which was to look for water, was comprised of two parts: the satellite crashed into a crater near the Moon’s south pole, and then a spacecraft measured the findings of that crash. While scientists had long assumed that the Moon was dry, signs that there was a small amount of ice in the polar craters gave them reason to believe water may be found in other places. In September, research pointed to the possibility that much of the surface of the Moon is entirely covered in a sheet of water. The significant amount of water found on the Moon during the Lcross mission—at least 26 gallons—demonstrated the possibility of sustainable human life there. The water might also help scientists learn more about the history of the solar system. Whatever the discovery of water tells them about the past, NASA scientists agree that there are many unanswered questions left about what water means for future work on the Moon. For more information on the moon and the solar system: The MoonNASASpace ExplorationThe Milky Way More from 2009 Science News
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Water Discovered on the Moon
In November, NASA's Lcross satellite made a much-anticipated discovery: water on the Moon. The Lcross mission, the goal of which was to look for water, was comprised of two parts: the satellite crashed into a crater near the Moon's south pole, and then a spacecraft measured the findings of that crash.
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While scientists had long assumed that the Moon was dry, signs that there was a small amount of ice in the polar craters gave them reason to believe water may be found in other places. In September, research pointed to the possibility that much of the surface of the Moon is entirely covered in a sheet of water.
The significant amount of water found on the Moon during the Lcross mission—at least 26 gallons—demonstrated the possibility of sustainable human life there. The water might also help scientists learn more about the history of the solar system. Whatever the discovery of water tells them about the past, NASA scientists agree that there are many unanswered questions left about what water means for future work on the Moon.
For more information on the moon and the solar system:
- The MoonNASASpace ExplorationThe Milky Way
.com/news/year-in-review/2009/water-on-moon.html
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2009 Science News: Fossilized Specimens in Human Evolution Discovered, Refuted
- 2009 Science News: Fossilized Specimens in Human Evolution Discovered, Refuted
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TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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Current Events This Week: January 2023
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
