Read more moon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10606/moon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:24:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74652/full-moon-illuminates-bears-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if losing to the Eagles wasn't enough, Devin Hester mooned the Sunday Night Football audience on national TV last night. In the fourth quarter of Philadelphia's 24-20 victory, the Bears receiver was going for a pass from Jay Cutler when Eagle Dmitri Patterson grabbed a little more than he...http://www.newser.com/story/74652/full-moon-illuminates-bears-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74004/nasa-finds-lots-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA NASA probe has turned up water on the moon. Lots of water. “We practically tasted it with the impact,” said a geologist. The discovery—made last month after the space agency blasted the probe into the moon to study the debris—raises the chances of one day setting up...http://www.newser.com/story/74004/nasa-finds-lots-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71329/nasa-crashes-probes-into-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA has successfully bulldozed two spacecraft into the moon's south pole in a search for hidden ice, but without the promised live photos. First, a 2.2-ton empty rocket hull smacked the moon's south pole at 7:31am. Four minutes later, the camera-laden space probe made its plunge to examine...http://www.newser.com/story/71329/nasa-crashes-probes-into-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 7:05:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71209/nasa-to-smash-rocket-into-moon-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf there's ice under the moon's surface, NASA aims to find it tomorrow. A rocket will smash into a crater near the moon's south pole, kicking up hundreds of thousands of pounds of lunar dirt. The dirt will be analyzed for traces of ice or water by a satellite following...http://www.newser.com/story/71209/nasa-to-smash-rocket-into-moon-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 4:52:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70142/craft-find-traces-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere is indeed some water on the moon, with three different spacecraft seemingly putting to rest the scientific school of thought that the orb is bone-dry. Friday’s issue of the journal Science cites “unambiguous evidence” of either water (two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen) or hydroxyl (one of each)—and...http://www.newser.com/story/70142/craft-find-traces-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 20:00:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68056/dutch-museums-moon-rock-an-out-of-this-world-fake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA “moon rock” exhibited at the Dutch national museum is actually petrified wood, the BBC reports. The three Apollo 11 astronauts gave the object to former PM Willem Drees on a tour following their 1969 moon mission; NASA shared similar artifacts with more than 100 other countries. The purported moon...http://www.newser.com/story/68056/dutch-museums-moon-rock-an-out-of-this-world-fake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 15:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66862/nasa-cant-afford-to-visit-moon-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith all the hoopla of the Apollo anniversary safely behind us, a White House panel is ready to deliver a sobering assessment of the nation's current moon plans: They're too expensive. The panel, set up by President Obama to review NASA's human space flight program, says the agency's budget is...http://www.newser.com/story/66862/nasa-cant-afford-to-visit-moon-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 19:01:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64860/india-cowers-ahead-of-total-solar-eclipse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWednesday’s total solar eclipse is eliciting fear and speculation across the Indian subcontinent, AFP reports. A New Delhi gynecologist says caesarian sections scheduled for the day of the eclipse have been canceled. “This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society,” he said. “Couples are willing to do anything to...http://www.newser.com/story/64860/india-cowers-ahead-of-total-solar-eclipse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 15:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64868/obama-apollo-11-crew-american-heroes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Barack Obama today hailed the Apollo 11 astronauts as "three American heroes," and claimed such exploration spurs ingenuity and inspires students in math and science. Obama commemorated the moment, 40 years ago today, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man's first steps on the moon. Obama says Armstrong,...http://www.newser.com/story/64868/obama-apollo-11-crew-american-heroes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 15:06:03 CDT