Moon news

[Dakkon]

In my hotal this morning there was a brief article on Nasa finding out something new about the moon, I only caught the headline.

Looking over the BBC website I can't find anything, does anyone know what it is Nasa have found.

Also, does anyone know better sites for Astrology / Space news?

[big_treacle]

space.com

[hedders]

www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/12943817.htm ?


I just googled for Nasa news.

[Eric Mc]

ASTROLOGY - wash your mouth out sir.

I think you mean ASTRONOMY.

Spaceflightnow.com is pretty hot with the latest space flight news although less so on astronomical news. Just do a google under "space news" or "astronomy news" and see what sites turn up.

NASA's own web sites are very good but absolutely VAST. The ESA site also has quite a lot of stuff.

[simpo two]

hedders said:

www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/12943817.htm ?

You have to register.


Why do they DO that?

[chim_knee]

simpo two said:

Why do they DO that?

Price and sell advertising based on number of registered members?

Basically almost ANY situation that causes you to think "why do they do that... surely it'd be simpler if..." is usually down to how to make more money.

[B17NNS]

Nasa Man said:

I can indeed confirm that these core samples taken from the moon are very cheesy

[timmy30]

Maybe they've struck oil up there?

[fazz81]

[url]www.space.com/scienceastronomy/051019_hubble_moon.html[/url]

[Eric Mc]

Striking water (or water ice, at least) would be far more useful than oil.

[mutt k]

Perhaps that's where Saddam hid his WMD then?

[Eric Mc]

No that was the Yanks - they hid a B-29 there (the one discovered by "The Sunday Sport"

[kerfuffle]

They found Jon Dokic waxing his McLaren

[chim_knee]

Eric Mc said:

Striking water (or water ice, at least) would be far more useful than oil.

Serious questions - doesn't a planet/body need an atmosphere to have water?

that's not meant as a challenge to your post BTW - just an enquiry

[timmy30]

chim_knee said:

Eric Mc said: Striking water (or water ice, at least) would be far more useful than oil. Serious questions - doesn't a planet/body need an atmosphere to have water? that's not meant as a challenge to your post BTW - just an enquiry

Not if it's frozen water.

[chim_knee]

timmy30 said:

Not if it's frozen water.

Would it have needed an atomsphere in the first place though?

[Eric Mc]

Liquid water on the surface (to maintain sufficient pressure to prevent frozen water subliming directly into a gas) - yes.

Liquid water underground (expected situation on Europa and Iapetus)- no .

Frozen water on the surface (Mars' polar caps)- no .

Frozen water underground - (expected on Mars)no .

Edited for follow up question from Chim Knee -

Not necessarilly. Comets are almost entirely made from frozen water and a comet prbably never had an atmosphere in its entire life.
Water is everywhere in the universe. In 99.9999 instances it is in the form of water ice. The rest of the time it is mainly a gas with only very rare occurences where it can flow in liquid form. we know it does this on Earth and there are strong indications that it has done so on Mars too.



>> Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 20th October 10:22

[roadsweeper]

The news article you mention may have related to an eminent scientist claiming it is now time for the UK to lift the ban on manned space flight because there are valid scientific rewards for pursuing a space programme.

[Eric Mc]

I didn't know Britain had "banned" manned space flight. I just thought we couldn't afford such ventures.

[mutt k]

roadsweeper said:

it is now time for the UK to lift the ban on manned space flight because there are valid scientific rewards for pursuing a space programme.

Not to mention that we could also exile all the ASBO'd chavs and the surplus of one legged black Jewish lesbian lentilists so beloved of our glorious government to the third rock from the sun. Oh and Prescott, Brunstrom and all the others of their ilk could go too!

better go and hide. Probably offended someone now!