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SCOOPING THE SOVIETS

In 1966, British astronomers tracked a Soviet spacecraft on its way to the Moon. They "stole" the signals containing information that would be put together to create the first image of another planetary body, the Moon. The Institute's Dr. ...

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The Moon in Culture

CHESLEY BONESTELL AND THE LANDSCAPE OF THE MOON

The Institute's Dr. Paul Spudis thinks back on the influence of space artist Chesley Bonestell. ...

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Lunar Exploration and Engineering

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: WHAT WOULD YOU BRING TO THE MOON?

Imagine if you could go to the Moon today. If you could bring anything to the Moon with you, what would it be? Would you want something to remind you of home, in case you get homesick? Or would you want something to help you explore the Moon? I’ll go first. I would bring a camera. I’d want EVERYONE I know to be able to see what an amazing place the Moon is. What better way to capture all the ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

EVERYONE’S GONE TO THE MOON

The latest from Dr. Paul Spudis' blog The Once and Future Moon. ...

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Arts & Entertainment

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO? CHECK THESE OUT!

Looking for a creative way to blast off your summer? Enter our lunar artwork contest, now through June 15th - submit your art for a chance to win a MyMoon prize pack and a calendar full of submitted artwork. Need creative inspiration? We are now on Pinterest! Follow Mymoon and be sure to check out all our boards, including Moon Music, Lunar Literature, Moon Movies, and more! I (of ...

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Lunar Science and Mission News

WHO DISCOVERED WATER ON THE MOON?

LPI's Dr. Paul Spudis weighs in on the question of whether or not the Soviets first detected water in lunar samples. ...

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Lunar Exploration and Engineering

GUIDELINES FOR LUNAR ARTIFACTS

NASA recently released a set of guidelines on protecting the artifacts that are already on the Moon. They say that this is in recognition of the increasing capabilities of private organizations and other nations that may be able to reach the lunar surface. These are not a set of rules or laws set by NASA, ...

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Commercial Space

THE BIG DEAL: BIGELOW AND SPACEX JOIN FORCES ON INFLATABLE SPACE STATIONS

Looks like inflatable space stations are for real. Bigelow Aerospace, famous for their inflatable space stations concept, has formed an alliance with private launch pioneers SpaceX to bring passengers to Bigelow’s private stations. Yes, privately owned space stations. Welcome ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: COMMERCIAL VS. GOVERNMENT

Welcome to this week's Topic of the Week! And, it's a bit of a hot button... Back in 2011, NASA's Constellation program was cancelled in favor of investment in private space efforts: ...

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Politics of the Moon and Beyond

A MATTER OF SPACE, TIME AND PROVINCIALISM

Confronting the (even eventual) truth of extra terrestrial societies in this galaxy. ~~~~~ An essay on our own extra-terrestrial activities and new data pointing towards a day when we allow for such achievements to have originated on other worlds perhaps from other races as well. ~~~~~ Do extra-terrestrial civilizations exist ? Yep. Us for one. Do they exist today ? Maybe, it depends on how ...

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Luna Chuck

CHUCK’S TRAVELS: THE JOURNEY BEGINS…

Life in Houston isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be … don’t get me wrong, I love the Lunar and Planetary Institute and all of my nutty friends there, but sometimes… I just need to stretch my legs and escape to new climates! After all, having only two seasons: HOT and REALLY HOT gets old after a while. So, last month my peeps at MyMoon sent me out on assignment. It may just be their way ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THE MOON?

The Moon ain't what it used to be. People gush about asteroids, Mars, Jovian moons, exoplanets...but it feels like if you bring up the Moon, you mostly just get either a blank or a 'meh'. When ...

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ASTRONOMY DAY AND STARGAZING WITH THE MOON

Today is Astronomy Day, and one of the best ways to celebrate is by going out and doing some stargazing. And one of the best ways to get started with stargazing is to use the Moon as a guide and ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: LIFE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

The mission of the Kepler Project is to discover habitable planets orbiting other stars. However, many of these planets are light years away and unreachable by humans with our current technology. So ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: MOON EXPLORATION

Sorry for the late post everyone, has been a very busy week. But as for the topic of the week, I plan on talking about the exploration of the Moon, mainly the history and the alll of the lunar ...

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: ASTEROID DETECTION

The recent meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia helped bring to light a very real problem. We do not have adequate ways to detect many of the damage causing asteroids impacting the ...

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