Tuesday, January 23, 2007

India's Experimental Space Capsule Returns to Earth

An Indian space capsule splashed down in the Bay of Bengal on Monday, giving engineers a chance to test technology needed to return astronauts to Earth, an official said
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ap_070122_india_capsulereturn.html

Earth's Moon Destined to Disintegrate

The Sun is midway through its stable hydrogen burning phase known as the main sequence. But when the Sun enters the red giant phase in around 5 billion years things are going to get a lot rougher in the Earth-Moon system
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070122_temporary_moon.html