Moon gas could meet Earth&#39;s future energy demands: Scientists
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A potential gas source found on the Moon&#39;s surface could hold the key to meeting future energy demands as the Earth&#39;s fossil fuels dry up in the coming decades, scientists said on Friday.
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British and U.S. scientists said Friday they were exploring plans for a joint lunar mission that would use an orbiter to fire missile-like penetrators into the moon's surface.
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BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado &#150; The deployment of space platforms that capture sunlight for beaming down electrical power to Earth is under review by the Pentagon, as a way to offer global energy and security benefits &#150;  including the prospect of short-circuiting future resource wars between increasingly energy-starved nations.
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A new report released by an American Physical Society (APS) Special Committee on NASA Funding for Astrophysics has questioned the space agency's Moon, Mars and Beyond initiative. The APS assessment warns that t  he cost of overcoming technological challenges to make real the plan could far exceed budgetary projections and that numerous&nbsp;approved science programs could be jeopardized.
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A new report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency says world energy demand is expected to surge by up to 60 percent by the year 2030.
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Scientific missions to the moon   should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on   examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the   National Research Council advised on Tuesday.
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By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 18--As hundreds of scientists gathered in San Francisco last week to contemplate humanity's return to the moon, one of just 12 men to walk the surface there voiced an urgent plea:   Fix the darn gloves.
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By A.J. Hostetler, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  May 24--Engineers and technicians at Langley Research Center in Hampton are testing airbag designs that could help protect the next generation of moon walkers as they return to Earth.
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On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe will try to descend to the surface of Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan--a biochemically rich moon dominated by hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.
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The same gas used to blow up balloons could be mined from the Moon&#39;s surface and transported to Earth to meet future energy demands, say US scientists.
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Saturn&#39;s largest moon Titan may have molten ice welling up to the surface from its warm interior, data from the Cassini spacecraft suggests.
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PASADENA, Calif. - The theory that Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan has oceans or seas of liquid methane and ethane faced its best test yet Tuesday.
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Enzymes rather than scarce and  expensive platinum may hold the answer to the hydrogen fuel  cells of the future to halt global warming and as the oil runs  out, a scientist said on Wednesday.
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It was a staple of 1960s science fiction that the future would involve flying cars and holidays on the moon. While the mass-production flying car hasn&#39;t yet hit the showrooms, the prospects for space tourism have taken a few steps closer.
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Scientists examining pictures sent back from the Cassini spacecraft think they may be closer to showing there is liquid on Saturn's moon Titan.
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A new test that produced methane under conditions mimicking the deep interiors of Earth and Mars lends support to an idea that the gas could theoretically support unseen colonies of microbes on both worlds. And the study hints at the possibility of a potential vast supply of petroleum products.
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The Genesis desert crash has left scientists wondering about the delicate condition of its solar wind collection. The first release of samples to the community has begun, while new tests for oxygen-isotopes may help uncover which particles might have lunar, solar or terrestrial origins.