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Apollo Relic Reveals its Secrets19 Jun 2008 at 11:00pmIn 1967, Surveyor 3 landed on the Moon. Two years later, Apollo astronauts visited the little unmanned spacecraft and brought pieces of it home to Earth. Now, a portion of Surveyor's robotic arm, the scoop it used to sample moondust, is teaching researchers some long-lost secrets. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more...  Listen to the PodcastSolstice Moon Illusion15 Jun 2008 at 11:00pmSometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. Check out the full Moon on June 18th and prepare to be deceived! Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the PodcastLunar GRAIL21 May 2008 at 11:00pmGravitationally speaking, the moon is a strange place. Satellites in lunar orbit feel odd, sideways tugs and end up nose down in the moondust. Astronauts standing in the middle of lunar lava seas weigh more than they do standing on the shore. A new NASA mission named GRAIL aims to map the moon's quirky gravity field and thus pave the way for future exploration. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast100 Explosions on the Moon20 May 2008 at 11:00pmIn 2005, NASA astronomers began watching the Moon to see how often meteoroids crashed into the lunar surface. They've just video-taped their 100th explosion. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the PodcastMoondust and Duct Tape20 Apr 2008 at 11:00pmGoing to the Moon? Don't forget your duct tape. Thirty-six years ago when Apollo 17 astronauts found themselves a quarter million miles from home with a damaged moonbuggy, a roll of "good old fashioned American gray tape" saved the day. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the PodcastSpace Race Today6 Feb 2008 at 1:00pm The space race didn't end with NASA astronauts walking on the moon in 1969. Historian Asif Siddiqi says that today, new space powers like China and India are entering the fray. Podcast produced by David Levin. Interview by Rima Chaddha. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more about the the space race during the Cold War, visit our Web site at http://www.pbs.org/nova/astrospiesRead more... Listen to the PodcastNews from November 14, 200716 Nov 2007 at 8:00am Topics included in this audio version of What's New at the LPI: Publications now online in full-text; Inventory; Apollo Metric photography available; Back to the Moon With LRO; and descriptions of selected titles recently added to the collection.Read more... Listen to the Podcast | |||||
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