Untouched moon samples from the Apollo missions will be studied for the first time
6 years ago

Untouched moon samples from the Apollo missions will be studied for the first time

CNN  

CNN — After sitting untouched in storage for nearly 50 years, lunar samples collected during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions will be studied for the first time, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Monday. “By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbor and prepare for the next era of exploration of the Moon and beyond,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, in a statement. The nine teams will include researchers from NASA Ames Research Center, the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center, the University of Arizona, the University of California, Berkeley, the US Naval Research Laboratory, the University of New Mexico, Mount Holyoke College and the Planetary Science Institute. The teams will study a variety of aspects about the samples, including completing an experiment begun 50 years ago by studying how water is stored in the radiated environment of the moon’s surface.

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China approves new lunar sample research applications from institutions
3 months ago

China approves new lunar sample research applications from institutions

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's space agency has released the approved list for the eighth batch of lunar sample research applications, allowing applicants to borrow samples returned by both the Chang'e 5 and Chang'e 6 missions. A total of 8,550.4 milligrams of lunar samples will be lent to 18 researchers from 16 research institutions, the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center under …

Moon Samples Reach Earth for the First Time in 44 Years With China's Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission
4 years, 3 months ago

Moon Samples Reach Earth for the First Time in 44 Years With China's Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission

News 18  

Samples of rock and soil from the moon have successfully landed on Earth for the first time in over four decades. Earlier today, Chinese government-owned media outlet Xinhua reported that the country’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission has successfully landed back on Earth with lunar samples onboard, making China only the third country to have ever collected lunar samples, and also the …

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
4 years, 4 months ago

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the government announced, adding to a string of successes for Beijing’s increasingly ambitious space program. The Chang’e 5 probe touched down shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday after descending from an orbiter, the China National Space Administration said. …

China's just-launched lunar mission will retrieve Moon rocks for the first time in 44 years
4 years, 4 months ago

China's just-launched lunar mission will retrieve Moon rocks for the first time in 44 years

Salon  

On Monday afternoon China launched a spacecraft that, if its mission is successful, will bring Moon rocks back to Earth for the first time in more than 40 years. The Chinese mission, known as Chang'e-5, used a rocket known as Long March 5 to send a spacecraft to the Moon with the help of the European Space Agency, according to …

Single moon dust grain collected during Apollo 17 ‘preserves millions of years of history’
5 years, 1 month ago

Single moon dust grain collected during Apollo 17 ‘preserves millions of years of history’

CNN  

CNN — Although the moon is conveniently close for observations, astronauts haven’t stepped on the lunar surface since 1972. Considering that astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt returned 245 pounds of lunar rocks and soil to Earth after their 1972 mission, studying one dust grain at a time would definitely help conserve samples. This technique has such high sensitivity and …

NASA to study previously unopened Apollo sample
5 years, 4 months ago

NASA to study previously unopened Apollo sample

India TV News  

As NASA plans to return humans to the Moon in 2024, scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth as part of the the US space agency's final mission of the Apollo programme. The sample, opened on Tuesday, was collected on the Moon by Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt, who drove …

NASA just opened an untouched Moon rock sample
5 years, 4 months ago

NASA just opened an untouched Moon rock sample

CNN  

CNN — Scientists from NASA have opened up an untouched Moon rock and soil sample that was brought back by the Apollo 17 lunar mission, which returned to Earth in December 1972. “Opening these samples now will enable new scientific discoveries about the Moon and will allow a new generation of scientists to refine their techniques to better study future …

Apollo 11 lunar samples were searched for signs of life
5 years, 8 months ago

Apollo 11 lunar samples were searched for signs of life

CNN  

CNN — When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after their historic moon landing, they brought back lunar samples for scientists to study. In light of the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, which occurs Saturday, NASA has released rare footage of those scientists checking the samples for signs of life. “We were really concerned about contaminating the …

Moon rocks from Apollo missions will be opened on 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
5 years, 9 months ago

Moon rocks from Apollo missions will be opened on 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

Firstpost  

Of all the six mission, the Apollo 11 mission got back only 22 kilograms of moon rocks, the least amount of samples. Zeigler’s job is to preserve what the 12 moonwalkers brought back from 1969 through 1972 lunar samples totalling 842 pounds and ensure scientists get the best possible samples for study. “Fifty years later, we’re still learning new things …

NASA to open sealed moon rock samples from Apollo missions for the first time in decades!
5 years, 9 months ago

NASA to open sealed moon rock samples from Apollo missions for the first time in decades!

India Today  

Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing What better way to mark this summer's 50th anniversary of humanity's first footsteps on the moon than by sharing a bit of the lunar loot. It was supposed to be left on the Moon, but was …

NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions
5 years, 9 months ago

NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. “But certainly the anniversary increased the awareness and the fact that we’re going back to the moon.” With the golden anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s feat fast approaching — their lunar module Eagle landed July 20, 1969, on the …

Nasa to open moon rock samples sealed after Apollo missions 50 years ago
5 years, 9 months ago

Nasa to open moon rock samples sealed after Apollo missions 50 years ago

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Moon rock samples collected by Apollo astronauts and subsequently locked away …

Moon rocks from Apollo missions are transforming our understanding of the universe
5 years, 9 months ago

Moon rocks from Apollo missions are transforming our understanding of the universe

Firstpost  

To get grams of these precious samples on Earth, scientists go through a rigorous process when requesting a sample. Moon rocks look rather nondescript — they are often gray in colour — but for NASA planetary scientist Samuel Lawrence, they are the “most precious materials on Earth.” What is certain is that the lunar samples first gathered by Apollo 11’s …

Space Photos of the Week: One Last Piece of the Moon Rock
6 years ago

Space Photos of the Week: One Last Piece of the Moon Rock

Wired  

Space, you’re such a mysterious mess. You’ve got imploding stars that blow away everything around them, and others that balloon out in a relatively quiet death. For this week’s space journey, we’re examining some new and strange places—plus one we’ve been looking at our entire lives. We’re not done with the red planet yet: We now can see the final …

NASA to study untouched Moon samples from Apollo missions for first time
6 years ago

NASA to study untouched Moon samples from Apollo missions for first time

Firstpost  

The samples were vacuum-sealed on the Moon & brought to Earth by Apollo 17 astronauts 50 years ago. NASA has awarded USD eight million to nine science teams to study the untouched samples collected from the Moon by Apollo missions in the 1970s and carefully stored for nearly 50 years, the US space agency said. Stored untouched for ~50 years, …

NASA to study Moon samples from Apollo missions
6 years ago

NASA to study Moon samples from Apollo missions

India TV News  

US space agency NASA has selected nine teams to study untouched samples collected from the Moon by the Apollo missions in the 1970s and carefully stored for nearly 50 years. "By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbour and prepare for the next era …

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