Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Helium presence confirmed on the Moon’s thin atmosphere

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

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According to recent findings as a result of observations from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), it seems like the moon’s pale atmosphere contains helium, a fact in question for some forty years since the first hints were discovered on the lunar surface during the Apollo missions. The moon is often considered not to have an [...]

Apollo mission flags still in place on the moon after 40 years

Mon, Jul 30, 2012

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Just last week, man’s first step on the moon turned 43 years. Uncoincidently, maybe, NASA announced recently that its Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured conclusive images to show that almost all American flags hung by astronauts on the moon are still in their rightful place, undisturbed. Maybe only withered. The images aren’t very clear, [...]

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