The art contest gives students and
faculty an opportunity to form an inter-disciplinary
team to collaborate with science and engineering
departments, either at their institution or other
institutions, to produce the most well-informed art
work possible. One
suggestion is that the art project be a semester
long effort and include consultations with science
departments to develop a final entry.
GRAIL aims to map the moon's quirky
gravity field
NASA Science News for May 22, 2008
Gravitationally speaking, the moon is a strange place.
Satellites in lunar orbit feel odd, sideways tugs
and sometimes 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.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/22may_grail.htm?list981299
100th explosion
NASA Science News for May 21, 2008
NASA astronomers have been watching the Moon to see how often meteoroids crash
into the lunar surface and they've just video-recorded their 100th explosion.
This surprisingly bountiful data-set allows researchers to start drawing conclusions
about when, where, and how often the Moon gets hit.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/21may_100explosions.htm?list981299
New Radar Maps of the Moon Feb
29, 2008
New high-resolution radar maps of the Moon's south pole reveal a fantastic land
with peaks as high as Mt. McKinley and crater floors four times deeper than the
Grand Canyon. NASA has used the data to create a dramatic VR movie of a moon
landing from the point of view of an astronaut.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/29feb_radarmoon.htm?list981299
Watch Out for Flying Moondust
NASA Science News for November 23, 2007
New research by NASA scientists shows that moondust kicked up by the jets of
lunar landers can go on a fantastic journey, completely circling the Moon before
settling back to the ground. This interesting phenomenon may affect the planning
of lunar outposts and other activities as NASA prepares its return to the Moon.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/23nov_flyingmoondust.htm?list981299
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Lunar Outpost Simulation Facility
Students who
want to collaborate
with or discuss their
ideas with science
and engineering students
may wish to contact
the international PISCES
enterprise, a lunar outpost simulation
facility on the Big Island of Hawaii: http://pisces.hilo.hawaii.edu/
The PISCES project is hosting a lunar outpost competition.
Students and faculty advisors that participate in
the PISCES project may be able to help art students
ensure their concepts are in line with what could
reasonably be achieved in lunar conditions.
For more information about the PISCES project and
its design contest, please visit their web site at
http://pisces.uhh.hawaii.edu/competitions.php
The Moon is a Harsh Witness
In this story, planetary geologist Paul Spudis discusses some of the mysteries
of Earth that might be solved by returning to the Moon.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/26jan_harshwitness.htm?list981299
181 Things to do on the Moon
If you woke up tomorrow morning and found yourself on the moon, what would you
do? NASA has released a list of 181 good ideas.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/02feb_181.htm?list981299
No Safe Place from Solar Storms
The ESA-NASA Ulysses spacecraft has discovered that there is no place in the
inner solar system completely safe from solar radiation storms.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/22feb_nosafeplace.htm?list981299
Moon Daily
This Drudge-style website collects news articles
about the Moon from
all over the world and posts them on a regular basis.
http://www.moondaily.com/
Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/
Non-fiction
Books:
The Modern Moon: A personal view by Charles Wood
The Once and Future Moon by Paul Spudis
A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin
Last Man on the Moon by Eugene Cernan
Return to the Moon by Harrison Schmitt
Solar System Exploration, Earth's
Moon
Contains images, facts and figures, and overview.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Moon&Display=Gallery
NASA On-line Art Gallery
The NASA Art Program has commissioned original artworks chronicling
the wonders, risks and triumphs of space exploration. In Copernica, we invite
you to explore a new universe created from a sampling of this art collection.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/copernica/ |
