Kiss $79 million more bye bye
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NASA's going for full impact Friday, firing a missile at the moon in a dramatic search for water.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is sending its Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) on a mission to fire a missile into the south pole of the moon that is twice the speed of a bullet.
The guided rocket will crash into the moon's surface creating a blast powerful enough to a huge plume of dust and debris. The spacecraft following closely behind will then take pictures and analyze the debris kicked up after the impact.
If you've got a 10-to-12-inch diameter telescope you'll be able to see the debris cloud created by the missile's impact. NASA predicts the impact will visible at 7:30 a.m. EDT on Friday morning.
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<!--end of storyInline div -->Scientists have long differed over whether there could be water in the forms we know on the moon. Some believe there could be billions of tons of ice left from comets that have smashed into the moon over eons.
Last month, the online journal Science reported that data from a recent space probe confirmed the presence of traces of water on the moon.
"It's not liquid water, it's not frozen water and it's not gaseous water,? said Jessica Sunshine, a University of Maryland astronomer who studied data from the probe. She said the water is a thin film of molecules on the moon's surface. But it could mean more traditional water deposits below the surface.
The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft launched in India last October, discovered the first sign of water on the moon?s soil. Scientist double-checked the findings with two other space probes, NASA?s Cassini, which passed the moon in 1999, and Deep Impact, which went by the moon in June.
The discovery could be a potential resource for astronauts, namely drinking water and rocket fuel.
NASA has been working on a plan to return to the moon by 2020, but the plan is currently being reviewed by the Obama administration.
Get more: Scientific American
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Randy & Jennifer Nations
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NASA's going for full impact Friday, firing a missile at the moon in a dramatic search for water.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is sending its Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) on a mission to fire a missile into the south pole of the moon that is twice the speed of a bullet.
The guided rocket will crash into the moon's surface creating a blast powerful enough to a huge plume of dust and debris. The spacecraft following closely behind will then take pictures and analyze the debris kicked up after the impact.
If you've got a 10-to-12-inch diameter telescope you'll be able to see the debris cloud created by the missile's impact. NASA predicts the impact will visible at 7:30 a.m. EDT on Friday morning.
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<!--end of storyInline div -->Scientists have long differed over whether there could be water in the forms we know on the moon. Some believe there could be billions of tons of ice left from comets that have smashed into the moon over eons.
Last month, the online journal Science reported that data from a recent space probe confirmed the presence of traces of water on the moon.
"It's not liquid water, it's not frozen water and it's not gaseous water,? said Jessica Sunshine, a University of Maryland astronomer who studied data from the probe. She said the water is a thin film of molecules on the moon's surface. But it could mean more traditional water deposits below the surface.
The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft launched in India last October, discovered the first sign of water on the moon?s soil. Scientist double-checked the findings with two other space probes, NASA?s Cassini, which passed the moon in 1999, and Deep Impact, which went by the moon in June.
The discovery could be a potential resource for astronauts, namely drinking water and rocket fuel.
NASA has been working on a plan to return to the moon by 2020, but the plan is currently being reviewed by the Obama administration.
Get more: Scientific American
Vinnie's Post: Schwarzenegger threatens California.
MadJack's reply to Vinnie's post: Hufffffff.......okay, here is what Vinnie is referring to.
Schwarzenegger threatens vetoes to get water deal
By SAMANTHA YOUNG (AP) ? 3 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he will veto hundreds of bills unless lawmakers agree on a comprehensive fix for the state's aging water system.
Overhauling California's decades-old water system is a priority for Schwarzenegger, but Democrats and Republicans have not been able to find enough common ground to forge a long-term solution.
"I made it very clear to the legislators and to the leaders that if this does not get done, then I will veto a lot of their legislation, a lot of their bills, so that should inspire them to go and get the job done," Schwarzenegger said in a speech to community college officials in San Francisco.
Legislative leaders have been meeting with Schwarzenegger this week to try to reconcile their differences by Friday. By statute, Schwarzenegger has until midnight Sunday to sign or veto bills.
Democrats, who are a majority in the Assembly and Senate and have sponsored almost all the bills sent to the governor, have characterized the veto threat as silly. They said they expect the governor to consider each bill on its merits.
About 700 bills are awaiting action.
"We all want to solve this problem," said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat. "We all want to have a breakthrough when it comes to actually achieving something positive here for the people of California, and that's what we're aiming to do."
If the leaders do succeed in reaching a compromise, any upgrade to the state's water system must then win approval in the Legislature. That will get complicated because individual lawmakers will be pressured by water districts, environmentalists, farmers and others to protect the interests of the regions they represent.
Last month, Democrats presented a legislative water package that was supported by some water agencies, farmers and environmentalists.
The legislation sought to strengthen oversight of how water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is used, restore the delta's ailing ecosystem and set aside money for dams, something Republicans and Schwarzenegger have insisted upon. It proposed $12 billion in bonds.
MadJack's reply to Vinnie's post: Hufffffff.......okay, here is what Vinnie is referring to.
Schwarzenegger threatens vetoes to get water deal
By SAMANTHA YOUNG (AP) ? 3 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he will veto hundreds of bills unless lawmakers agree on a comprehensive fix for the state's aging water system.
Overhauling California's decades-old water system is a priority for Schwarzenegger, but Democrats and Republicans have not been able to find enough common ground to forge a long-term solution.
"I made it very clear to the legislators and to the leaders that if this does not get done, then I will veto a lot of their legislation, a lot of their bills, so that should inspire them to go and get the job done," Schwarzenegger said in a speech to community college officials in San Francisco.
Legislative leaders have been meeting with Schwarzenegger this week to try to reconcile their differences by Friday. By statute, Schwarzenegger has until midnight Sunday to sign or veto bills.
Democrats, who are a majority in the Assembly and Senate and have sponsored almost all the bills sent to the governor, have characterized the veto threat as silly. They said they expect the governor to consider each bill on its merits.
About 700 bills are awaiting action.
"We all want to solve this problem," said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat. "We all want to have a breakthrough when it comes to actually achieving something positive here for the people of California, and that's what we're aiming to do."
If the leaders do succeed in reaching a compromise, any upgrade to the state's water system must then win approval in the Legislature. That will get complicated because individual lawmakers will be pressured by water districts, environmentalists, farmers and others to protect the interests of the regions they represent.
Last month, Democrats presented a legislative water package that was supported by some water agencies, farmers and environmentalists.
The legislation sought to strengthen oversight of how water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is used, restore the delta's ailing ecosystem and set aside money for dams, something Republicans and Schwarzenegger have insisted upon. It proposed $12 billion in bonds.
