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PSI Researcher Delighted That LCROSS Confirms Lunar Prospector Findings press release) PSI scientists are involved in numerous NASA and international missions, the study of Mars and other planets, the Moon, asteroids, comets, ...

By Nancy Atkinson Water has long been suspected to exist in the permanently shadowed polar craters on the Moon, and now the LCROSS impact has allowed scientists to make a direct and definitive finding of this precious resource in a place NASA and other space agencies are considering exploring with human e...

By Alexis Madrigal There is water on the moon, NASA confirmed today, and lots of it. Delory, who is not on the LCROSS team, also called the discovery “exciting and extraordinary,” saying lunar science could now move on to other fascinating questions. See Also:

By Nancy Atkinson Nine science instruments on board the LCROSS spacecraft captured the entire crash sequence of the Centaur impactor before the spacecraft itself impacted the surface of the moon. But any evidence of the plume was hidden by the rim of a giant impact basin, a 3 kilometer-high (2-mile) mount...

By Nancy Atkinson I'll post more later after the LCROSS press conference at 9 am CDT. In the meantime, enjoy these animations created by Emily Lakdawalla of the Planetary Society from the LCROSS camera as it approached the Moon — very nice! Read the rest of LCROSS Impacts Moon, Science Data Pending (0 words)

By Nancy Atkinson The LCROSS spacecraft is going to impact the Moon on Friday, October 9, and here's your chance to watch the action, either just for fun, or to contribute to scientific observations. Whether you want to observe with your own equipment or watch the event on television or a webcast, below you'...