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Archived Features: Oct 2009 |
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LCROSS SEES LUNAR EJECTA PLUME | Oct 15, 2009 |
The trailing LCROSS spacecraft successfully captured the impact of a Centaur rocket into the Cabeus crater on Friday morning, October 9. The nine LCROSS instruments captured each phase of the impact sequence -- the initial flash, the ejecta plume and the creation of a new 28-m diameter crater. LCROSS returned data until one second before the spacecraft impacted about four minutes after the Centaur. In the coming weeks, the LCROSS team and scientists associated with collecting observational data from 20 other telescopes will continue to analyze the impact data for evidence of water and other volatiles. For additional details about the LCROSS impact, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/index.html |
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LCROSS IMPACT ON OCTOBER 9 | Oct 1, 2009 |
The Lunar Crater and Observation Sensing Satellite will impact a permanently shadowed region in a crater near the Moon's South Pole on Friday morning, October 9 at 4.30am (PDT). The Centaur upper stage rocket, followed four minutes later by the LCROSS spacecraft, will impact within the Cabeus crater. The companion Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, supplemented by nearly 20 Earth-orbiting and ground-based telescopes, will observe the impact plume and analyze its constituents for evidence of water. To monitor the latest LCROSS news, visit the missions official NASA website at:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/index.html NASA Television coverage of the impact begins at 3.20am (PT). To find more information about watching the event on NASA TV, either via cable/satellite television or online, see: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html The general public is invited to bring chairs and sleeping bags to watch large-screen television coverage from the outdoor parade grounds on Shenandoah Plaza at Ames Research Center. The program, with invited speakers and lunar-related movies before the impact, will commence at 7.00pm (PT) on Thursday night, October 8. To obtain additional details about the Ames outdoor viewing, including a list of what can and cannot be brought to the event, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/events/2009/10.08.09.html |
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FIRST KEPLER SCIENCE RESULT | Oct 1, 2009 |
 Full resolution The Kepler mission to detect and terrestrial-size planets in the habitable zone around other stars is continuing science observations. Data are downloaded from the spacecraft once per month and candidate planets are then confirmed through observations at ground-based telescopes. Based solely on early commissioning data, the first science result was published in the journal SCIENCE on August 7. The results confirmed the existence of a previously detected “hot Jupiter,” but with a vast improvement in signal-to-noise ratio. At the American Astronomical Meeting in Washington DC (2010 January 3-7), it is anticipated that many more Kepler results will be announced. To follow developments, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html Image credit: NASA. |
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